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.Con.Res. 390 // September 15, 2008Needed two-thirds to agree

Honoring the 28th Infantry Division for serving and protecting the United States.

Sponsor: Christopher Carney (D-PA)

S. Army for serving and protecting the United States.

Armed Forces and National Security Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

374 votes, representing 197,948,566 people86.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 13.8% 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
YeaWon37486.2%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.8%