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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Spoken For.
House vote: H.Res. 1328 // May 11, 2010Needed two-thirds to agree

Honoring the life and legacy of William Earnest "Ernie" Harwell.

Sponsor: Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI)

Honors the life and legacy of William Earnest "Ernie" Harwell for his contributions to Major League Baseball.

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

394 votes, representing 212,911,372 people90.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 9.3% 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
YeaWon39490.7%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.3%