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. 3315 // November 13, 2007Needed two-thirds to pass

The great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known and designated as the Emancipation Hall

Sponsor: ZACH WAMP (R-TN)

Designates the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center as Emancipation Hall.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

398 votes, representing 208,297,483 people91.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

6 votes, representing 3,281,267 people1.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.9% 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
YeaWon39891.7%
NayLost61.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.9%