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 5, 2008

On Motion to Adjourn

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

Won the vote · Yea

199 votes, representing 102,237,708 people44.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

168 votes, representing 91,654,691 people39.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 15.6% 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 5.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon19944.5%
NayLost16839.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken015.6%