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. 846 // September 21, 2011Needed two-thirds to pass

To designate the United States courthouse located at 80 Lafayette Street in Jefferson City, Missouri, as the Christopher S. Bond United States Courthouse

Sponsor: Roy Blunt (R-MO)

Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 80 Lafayette Street in Jefferson City, Missouri, as the "Christopher S. Bond United States Courthouse."

Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

407 votes, representing 221,891,491 people93.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 1,080,183 people0.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% 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
YeaWon40793.6%
NayLost20.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%