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. 659 // October 13, 2009Needed two-thirds to agree

Congratulating Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity

Sponsor: ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)

, on 98 years of serving local communities and enriching the lives of collegiate men throughout the nation.

Education Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

392 votes, representing 209,288,660 people90.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 9.8% 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
YeaWon39290.2%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.8%