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. 3096 // September 27, 2013Needed two-thirds to pass

To designate the building occupied by the Federal Bureau of Investigation located at 801 Follin Lane, Vienna, Virginia, as the “Michael D. Resnick Terrorist Screening Center”

Sponsor: Gerald Connolly (D-VA)

Designates the building occupied by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) located at 801 Follin Lane, Vienna, Virginia, as the "Michael D. Resnick Terrorist Screening Center."

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

403 votes, representing 224,545,418 people92.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 1,111,766 people0.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.8% 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
YeaWon40392.8%
NayLost20.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.8%