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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House vote: H.Res. 31 // January 26, 2009Needed two-thirds to agree

Expressing support for designation of January 28, 2009, as "National Data Privacy Day".

Sponsor: DAVID PRICE (D-NC)

Supports the designation of January 28, 2009, as National Data Privacy Day. Encourages: (1) state and local governments to promote data privacy awareness; (2) privacy professionals and educators to discuss data privacy and protection issues with teens in high schools; and (3) individuals to be aware of data privacy concerns and to take steps to protect their personal information online.

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

402 votes, representing 214,780,898 people92.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 7.4% 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
YeaWon40292.6%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.4%