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. 1715 // November 17, 2010Needed two-thirds to agree

Congratulating Joe Paterno on his 400th win as Penn State Nittany Lions football head coach.

Sponsor: Glenn Thompson (R-PA)

Congratulates Joe Paterno for his success with both the Penn State football program and the University, resulting in 400 wins as head coach, and for setting an on- and off-the-field example of honor, success, integrity, and respect.

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

417 votes, representing 224,955,400 people95.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

3 votes, representing 1,707,777 people0.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.4% 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
YeaWon41795.9%
NayLost30.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.4%