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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House vote: H.Res. 136 // March 12, 2007Needed two-thirds to agree

Commending the Girl Scouts of America on the occasion of their 95th anniversary

Sponsor: CAROLYN MCCARTHY (D-NY)

Commends the Girl Scouts of the United States of America for: (1) its efforts to launch a national dialogue on the issue of obesity among young girls; (2) its leadership and expertise in knowing the needs of girls through the work of the Girl Scout Research Institute; and (3) actively promoting issues important to girls.

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

395 votes, representing 206,641,222 people90.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 9.1% 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
YeaWon39590.9%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.1%