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. 867 // November 3, 2009Needed two-thirds to agree

Calling on the President and the Secretary of State to oppose unequivocally any endorsement or further consideration of the “Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict” in multilateral fora

Sponsor: ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R-FL)

Considers the "Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict" (Goldstone Report) to be biased and unworthy of further consideration or legitimacy. ). N.

International Affairs Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

344 votes, representing 184,500,818 people79.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

36 votes, representing 18,929,471 people8.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.3% 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
YeaWon34479.5%
NayLost368.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.3%