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: S. 2837 // September 8, 2008Needed two-thirds to pass

Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse

Sponsor: Charles Schumer (D-NY)

Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, as the "Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse."

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

375 votes, representing 199,077,097 people86.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 554,563 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.1% 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
YeaWon37586.7%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.1%