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 // May 10, 2007

On Motion to Table the Motion to Hold a Secret Session

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

Won the vote · Yea

219 votes, representing 111,217,669 people48.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

199 votes, representing 107,349,068 people47.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.8% 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 1.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21948.9%
NayLost19947.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.8%