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. 498 // July 18, 2006Needed two-thirds to agree

Supporting the goals and ideals of School Bus Safety Week.

Sponsor: JOHN DUNCAN (R-TN)

Supports the goals and ideals of School Bus Safety Week.

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

424 votes, representing 219,481,836 people97.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 2.5% 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
YeaWon42497.5%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.5%