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. 357 // March 1, 2006Needed two-thirds to agree

Honoring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

Sponsor: Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL)

Honors Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the occasion of her retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court.

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

410 votes, representing 212,348,954 people94.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 5.7% 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
YeaWon41094.3%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.7%