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: S.Con.Res. 45 // October 29, 2009Needed two-thirds to agree

Encouraging the Government of Iran to allow Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd to reunite with their families in the United States as soon as possible

Sponsor: ARLEN SPECTER (D-PA)

Encourages the government of Iran to allow Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd to: (1) communicate by telephone with their families in the United States; and (2) reunite with their families in the United States as soon as possible.

International Affairs 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 225,705,088 people97.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 2.7% 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
YeaWon42397.3%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.7%