In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

Activate to continue

Spoken For.
House vote: H.Res. 454 // June 10, 2009Needed two-thirds to agree

Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Sponsor: Ted Poe (R-TX)

Recognizes the 25th anniversary of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Crime and Law Enforcement Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

419 votes, representing 223,322,325 people96.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 3.8% 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
YeaWon41996.2%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.8%