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. 1015 // January 19, 2010Needed two-thirds to agree

Congratulating the Penn State women's volleyball team on winning the 2009 NCAA Division I National Championship.

Sponsor: Glenn Thompson (R-PA)

Congratulates the Penn State women's volleyball team on winning the 2009 NCAA Division I women's volleyball championship.

Sports and Recreation Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

396 votes, representing 213,887,977 people91.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 8.9% 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
YeaWon39691.1%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.9%