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. 579 // December 15, 2005Needed two-thirds to agree

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that those who celebrate Christmas believe that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected

Sponsor: JO ANN DAVIS (R-VA)

Recognizes the importance of Christmas symbols and traditions and expresses support for their use for those who celebrate Christmas. Expresses disapproval of attempts to ban references to Christmas.

Arts, Culture, Religion Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

401 votes, representing 198,298,624 people92.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

22 votes, representing 10,617,256 people4.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.8% 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
YeaWon40192.3%
NayLost224.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.8%