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. 185 // October 22, 2013Needed two-thirds to pass

Paul Brown United States Courthouse

Sponsor: RALPH HALL (R-TX)

Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the "Paul Brown 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

402 votes, representing 223,792,579 people92.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 557,623 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.3% 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
YeaWon40292.5%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.3%