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. 1594 // September 17, 2008Needed two-thirds to pass

Michael A. Marzano Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic

Sponsor: PHIL ENGLISH (R-PA)

Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, as the "Michael A. Marzano Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic."

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

Won the vote · Yea

410 votes, representing 216,324,239 people94.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 5.8% 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
YeaWon41094.2%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.8%