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. 787 // April 13, 2005Needed two-thirds to pass

Robert T. Matsui United States Courthouse

Sponsor: MIKE THOMPSON (D-CA)

( (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the U.S. courthouse at 501 I Street in Sacramento, California, as the "Robert T. Matsui United States Courthouse."

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

426 votes, representing 210,138,242 people97.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 2.2% 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
YeaWon42697.8%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.2%