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. 650 // October 8, 2009Needed two-thirds to agree

Recognizing that country music has made a tremendous contribution to American life and culture and declaring country music to be a uniquely American art form

Sponsor: CLIFF STEARNS (R-FL)

Declares country music to be a uniquely American art form. Recognizes that country music should be honored for its contributions to American life and culture.

Arts, Culture, Religion Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

421 votes, representing 224,510,482 people96.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 3.2% 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
YeaWon42196.8%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.2%