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.Res. 257 // September 10, 2007Needed two-thirds to agree

Supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

Sponsor: TODD PLATTS (R-PA)

Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

330 votes, representing 172,491,975 people75.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 24.1% 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
YeaWon33075.9%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken024.1%