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. 692 // October 1, 2009Needed two-thirds to agree

Supporting the goals and ideals of Tay-Sachs Awareness Month.

Sponsor: Michael Arcuri (D-NY)

Expresses support for: (1) the goals and ideals of Tay-Sachs Awareness Month; and (2) a public-private partnership for education and research efforts with respect to Tay-Sachs disease.

Health Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

415 votes, representing 221,210,189 people95.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 4.7% 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
YeaWon41595.3%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.7%