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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House vote: Procedural vote // October 25, 2007

On Motion to Adjourn

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

Won the vote · Nay

220 votes, representing 112,373,856 people49.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

158 votes, representing 85,345,566 people37.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.0% 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 0.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon22049.5%
YeaLost15837.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.0%