In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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House vote: H.Con.Res. 6 // February 9, 2005Needed two-thirds to agree

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Department of Defense should continue to exercise its statutory authority to support the activities of the Boy Scouts of America, in particular the periodic national and world Boy Scout Jamborees

Sponsor: JOEL HEFLEY (R-CO)

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should continue to exercise its long-standing statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts of America, particularly the periodic national and world Boy Scout Jamborees.

Armed Forces and National Security Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

418 votes, representing 206,452,955 people96.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

7 votes, representing 3,370,662 people1.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.3% 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
YeaWon41896.1%
NayLost71.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.3%