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.Res. 276 // October 6, 2005Needed two-thirds to agree

Supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

Sponsor: TODD PLATTS (R-PA)

Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month (requested to be November by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network).

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

415 votes, representing 204,789,708 people95.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 4.7% 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
YeaWon41595.3%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.7%