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.Con.Res. 34 // January 31, 2007Needed two-thirds to agree

Honoring the life of Percy Lavon Julian.

Sponsor: EDDIE JOHNSON (D-TX)

Honors the life of Percy Lavon Julian, a pioneer in the field of organic chemistry research and development, and the first and only African American chemist to be inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

418 votes, representing 218,230,039 people96.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 4.0% 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
YeaWon41896.0%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%