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. 300 // April 18, 2007Needed two-thirds to agree

Commending the achievements of the Rutgers University women’s basketball team and applauding the character and integrity of their student-athletes

Sponsor: FRANK PALLONE (D-NJ)

Commends the performance of the Rutgers University women's basketball team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament.

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

416 votes, representing 217,411,224 people95.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.3% 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
YeaWon41695.7%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.3%