In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

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Spoken For.
House vote: S. 2322 // December 20, 2018Needed two-thirds to pass

CURD Act

Sponsor: Ron Johnson (R-WI)

Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions Act or the CURD Act This bills amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a definition for natural cheese.

Agriculture and Food Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Nay

162 votes, representing 94,821,019 people37.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

230 votes, representing 133,610,600 people52.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.8% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 12.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon16237.4%
YeaLost23052.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.8%