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. 362 // March 4, 2010Needed two-thirds to agree

Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program.

Sponsor: Diane Watson (D-CA)

Supports the National School Lunch Program, and recognizes that our pupils deserve access to high-quality, safe, and nutritious meals in school.

Education Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

403 votes, representing 217,154,351 people92.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

13 votes, representing 7,290,200 people3.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.4% 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
YeaWon40392.5%
NayLost133.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.4%