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. 420 // June 8, 2009Needed two-thirds to agree

Celebrating the symbol of the United States flag and supporting the goals and ideals of Flag Day.

Sponsor: Robert Latta (R-OH)

Celebrates the U.S. flag. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Flag Day.

Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

391 votes, representing 208,336,109 people89.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 10.2% 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
YeaWon39189.8%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.2%