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. 469 // July 14, 2009Needed two-thirds to agree

Honoring the life of Wayman Lawrence Tisdale and expressing the condolences of the House Representatives on his passing

Sponsor: Tom Cole (R-OK)

Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Wayman Lawrence Tisdale.

Sports and Recreation Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

418 votes, representing 223,229,299 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
YeaWon41896.2%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.8%