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. 562 // October 26, 2009Needed two-thirds to agree

Congratulating Syracuse University for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men’s Lacrosse Tournament

Sponsor: Daniel Maffei (D-NY)

Congratulates Syracuse University for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Lacrosse 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

359 votes, representing 191,512,428 people82.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 512,983 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 17.2% 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
YeaWon35982.5%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken017.2%