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. 1103 // April 26, 2010Needed two-thirds to agree

Celebrating the life of Sam Houston on the 217th anniversary of his birth

Sponsor: Michael McCaul (R-TX)

Honors the life and accomplishments of Sam Houston for his contributions to the expansion of the United States.

Social Sciences and History 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 203,526,702 people86.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 13.3% 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
YeaWon37586.7%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.3%