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.R. 1067 // April 23, 2013Needed two-thirds to pass

To make revisions in title 36, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current and make technical corrections and improvements

Sponsor: ROBERT GOODLATTE (R-VA)

Amends title 36 of the United States Code (Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations) to revise and expand the tables of contents for such title and its subtitles, revise the formatting of the chapter headings, and make technical corrections to subtitle and chapter headings.

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

409 votes, representing 227,408,973 people94.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%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
YeaWon40994.0%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%