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 // November 9, 2007

On Motion to Adjourn

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

Won the vote · Nay

204 votes, representing 103,533,497 people45.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

184 votes, representing 98,705,465 people43.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.0% 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 4.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon20445.6%
YeaLost18443.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.0%