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. 1299 // May 11, 2010Needed two-thirds to agree

Supporting the goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day.

Sponsor: Ted Poe (R-TX)

Supports the goals of Peace Officers Memorial Day. Honors federal, state, and local law enforcement officers who have been killed or disabled in the line of duty.

Crime and Law Enforcement Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

395 votes, representing 213,735,244 people91.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 8.9% 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
YeaWon39591.1%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.9%