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 // August 1, 2008

On Motion to Adjourn

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

Won the vote · Yea

213 votes, representing 109,212,556 people47.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

197 votes, representing 107,392,003 people46.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.7% 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 2.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21347.6%
NayLost19746.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.7%