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.R. 6102 // September 25, 2006Needed two-thirds to pass

Captain Christopher Petty Post Office Building

Sponsor: THOMAS DAVIS (R-VA)

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Lawyers Road, NW in Vienna, Virginia, as the "Captain Christopher P. Petty and Major William F. Hecker, III Post Office Building."

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

383 votes, representing 198,988,894 people88.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 432,898 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.4% 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
YeaWon38388.4%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.4%