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. 790 // February 14, 2008Needed two-thirds to agree

Commending the people of the State of Washington for showing their support for the needs of the State of Washington’s veterans and encouraging residents of the other States to pursue creative ways to show their own support for veterans

Sponsor: BRIAN BAIRD (D-WA)

Commends the people of the state of Washington for showing their support for the needs of the state's veterans. Encourages residents of other states to pursue creative ways to show their own support for veterans.

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

Won the vote · Yea

383 votes, representing 202,546,612 people88.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 11.8% 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
YeaWon38388.2%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.8%