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. 1014 // February 2, 2010Needed two-thirds to agree

Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of North American Inclusion Month.

Sponsor: EDOLPHUS TOWNS (D-NY)

Recognizes and expresses support for the goals and ideals of North American Inclusion Month.

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

389 votes, representing 210,581,231 people89.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 10.3% 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
YeaWon38989.7%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.3%