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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Spoken For.
House vote: H.Con.Res. 181 // July 25, 2005Needed two-thirds to agree

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: JUDY BIGGERT (R-IL)

Supports the goals and ideals of Life Insurance Awareness Month.

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

Won the vote · Yea

377 votes, representing 185,878,071 people86.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

4 votes, representing 2,067,493 people1.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.5% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon37786.5%
NayLost41.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.5%