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. 616 // July 28, 2009Needed two-thirds to agree

Congratulating the Louisiana State University baseball team for winning the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I College World Series

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-LA)

Commends the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers baseball team for winning the 2009 College World Series.

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

426 votes, representing 227,228,484 people97.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 2.1% 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
YeaWon42697.9%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%