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. 16 // September 29, 2009Needed two-thirds to agree

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month.

Sponsor: JUDY BIGGERT (R-IL)

Supports the goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month.

Finance and Financial Sector Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

394 votes, representing 210,521,148 people90.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 499,162 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.1% 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
YeaWon39490.7%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.1%