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. 364 // December 1, 2011Needed two-thirds to agree

Designating room HVC 215 of the Capitol Visitor Center as the "Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room".

Sponsor: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)

Designates room HVC 215 of the Capitol Visitor Center as the "Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room."

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

419 votes, representing 228,389,143 people96.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 3.7% 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
YeaWon41996.3%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.7%