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. 1327 // May 18, 2010Needed two-thirds to agree

Honoring the life, achievements, and contributions of Floyd Dominy.

Sponsor: Adrian Smith (R-NE)

Honors the life and accomplishments of Floyd Dominy, former Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner.

Water Resources Development Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

390 votes, representing 209,816,615 people89.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 10.6% 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
YeaWon39089.4%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.6%