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. 1125 // March 25, 2010Needed two-thirds to agree

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Works Week, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Thomas Perriello (D-VA)

Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Public Works Week. Recognizes and celebrates the 50th anniversary of such Week.

Transportation and Public Works Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Nay

172 votes, representing 96,374,924 people41.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

249 votes, representing 130,674,230 people55.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.3% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 8.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon17241.1%
YeaLost24955.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.3%