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. 895 // November 7, 2009Needed two-thirds to agree

Honoring the lives of the brave soldiers and civilians of the United States Army who died or were wounded in the tragic attack of November 5, 2009 at Fort Hood, Texas.

Sponsor: John Carter (R-TX)

Honors the lives of the brave soldiers and civilians of the U.S. Army who died or were wounded in the tragic attack of November 5, 2009, at Fort Hood, Texas.

Armed Forces and National Security Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

428 votes, representing 228,217,703 people98.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 1.6% 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
YeaWon42898.4%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%