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. 240 // March 17, 2009Needed two-thirds to agree

To support the goals and ideals of Professional Social Work Month and World Social Work Day

Sponsor: Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)

Supports the goals and ideals of Professional Social Work Month and World Social Work Day.

Social Welfare Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

421 votes, representing 224,537,087 people96.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 3.2% 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
YeaWon42196.8%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.2%