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 // March 11, 2008

On Motion to Adjourn

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

Won the vote · Nay

196 votes, representing 100,996,712 people44.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

177 votes, representing 96,294,724 people41.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 14.1% 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 6.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon19644.0%
YeaLost17741.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken014.1%