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. 403 // May 19, 2010Needed two-thirds to agree

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Teacher Day to honor and celebrate teachers in the United States

Sponsor: Ron Klein (D-FL)

Supports the goals and ideals of National Teacher Day.

Education Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

405 votes, representing 217,757,211 people92.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 1,229,001 people0.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.7% 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
YeaWon40592.8%
NayLost20.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.7%