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. 1475 // November 16, 2010Needed two-thirds to agree

Congratulates the town of Tarboro, North Carolina, on the occasion of its 250th anniversary.

Sponsor: G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)

Congratulates Tarboro, North Carolina, on its 250th anniversary.

Housing and Community Development Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

406 votes, representing 219,187,199 people93.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 6.6% 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
YeaWon40693.4%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.6%