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. 1256 // May 20, 2010Needed two-thirds to agree

Congratulating Phil Mickelson on winning the 2010 Masters golf tournament.

Sponsor: Paul Broun (R-GA)

Congratulates Phil Mickelson on winning the 2010 Masters golf tournament.

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

401 votes, representing 216,229,086 people92.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 7.9% 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
YeaWon40192.1%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.9%