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. 811 // October 21, 2009Needed two-thirds to agree

Expressing support for designation of October 2009 as "National Principals Month".

Sponsor: SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA)

Recognizes school principals' contribution to the success of elementary and secondary school students. Encourages the observation of National Principals Month.

Education Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

411 votes, representing 219,286,972 people94.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 5.5% 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
YeaWon41194.5%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.5%