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. 77 // February 26, 2013Needed two-thirds to agree

Academic Competition Resolution of 2013

Sponsor: Candice Miller (R-MI)

Academic Competition Resolution of 2013 - Establishes an annual academic competition in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to be held among students in each congressional district.

Education Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

411 votes, representing 228,474,014 people94.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

3 votes, representing 1,648,135 people0.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.9% 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
YeaWon41194.4%
NayLost30.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.9%