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.R. 2070 // January 24, 2012Needed two-thirds to pass

World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2012

Sponsor: Bill Johnson (R-OH)

World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to install at the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque or an inscription with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the nation on June 6, 1944, the morning of D-Day.

Public Lands and Natural Resources Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

375 votes, representing 206,547,762 people86.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

26 votes, representing 14,502,843 people6.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.8% 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
YeaWon37586.2%
NayLost266.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.8%