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. 1808 // October 23, 2007Needed two-thirds to pass

Charlie Norwood Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Sponsor: JACK KINGSTON (R-GA)

Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center at 1 Freedom Way in Augusta, Georgia, as the "Charlie Norwood Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center."

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

Won the vote · Yea

417 votes, representing 218,050,040 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
YeaWon41796.0%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%