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. 1513 // July 21, 2010Needed two-thirds to agree

Congratulating the Saratoga Race Course as it celebrates its 142nd season.

Sponsor: Scott Murphy (D-NY)

Congratulates the Saratoga Race Course as it celebrates its 142nd season. Recognizes its important place in horse racing history.

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 213,320,803 people90.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

14 votes, representing 8,146,921 people3.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.6% 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
YeaWon39690.9%
NayLost143.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.6%