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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House vote: H.Res. 441 // September 20, 2005Needed two-thirds to agree

Congratulate the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Discovery Crew

Sponsor: KEN CALVERT (R-CA)

Commends the entire National Aeronautics and Space Administration team and community, who provided invaluable technical support and leadership for the historic mission of Space Shuttle Discovery STS flight 114. Commends in particular Commander Eileen Collins, pilot Col. Jim Kelly, and mission specialists Charlie Camarda, Wendy Lawrence, Soichi Noguchi of Japan, Steve Robinson, and Andy Thomas.

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

Won the vote · Yea

401 votes, representing 198,002,428 people92.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 7.8% 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
YeaWon40192.2%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.8%