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. 315 // December 15, 2005Needed two-thirds to agree

Urging the President to issue a proclamation for the observance of an American Jewish History Month.

Sponsor: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)

Urges the President to issue annually a proclamation calling on state and local governments and the people of the United States to observe an American Jewish History Month.

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

423 votes, representing 208,865,245 people97.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.8% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon42397.2%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.8%