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 // July 13, 2009

On Motion to Adjourn

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

Won the vote · Yea

208 votes, representing 108,903,225 people46.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

172 votes, representing 93,463,533 people40.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.8% 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 3.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon20846.9%
NayLost17240.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.8%