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. 783 // October 29, 2009Needed two-thirds to agree

Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the vast contibutions of Hispanic-Americans to the strength and culture of the United States

Sponsor: Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)

Recognizes Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrates the vast contributions of Hispanic-Americans to the strength and culture of the United States.

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

423 votes, representing 225,562,925 people97.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 2.8% 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
YeaWon42397.2%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.8%