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. 1361 // May 20, 2010Needed two-thirds to agree

Recognizing North Carolina Central University on its 100th anniversary.

Sponsor: DAVID PRICE (D-NC)

Honors the memory of Dr. James E. Shepard for his role in founding North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina.

Education Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

408 votes, representing 219,984,027 people93.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 525,600 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% 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
YeaWon40893.7%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%