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. 842 // March 10, 2009Needed two-thirds to pass

R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse

Sponsor: BENNIE THOMPSON (D-MS)

Designates the U.S. courthouse to be constructed at a specified site in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse."

Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

424 votes, representing 226,088,039 people97.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 2.6% 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
YeaWon42497.4%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.6%