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.R. 1434 // April 23, 2007Needed two-thirds to pass

Rachel Carson Post Office Building

Sponsor: Jason Altmire (D-PA)

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 896 Pittsburgh Street in Springdale, Pennsylvania, as the "Rachel Carson Post Office Building."

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

334 votes, representing 173,658,314 people76.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

53 votes, representing 28,871,264 people12.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.9% 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
YeaWon33476.4%
NayLost5312.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.9%