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. 893 // November 6, 2009Needed two-thirds to agree

Congratulating the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series Champions, the New York Yankees.

Sponsor: JOSE SERRANO (D-NY)

Congratulates the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series Champions, the New York Yankees, for an outstanding season and a record 27th World Series Championship win.

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

386 votes, representing 206,378,485 people88.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

17 votes, representing 8,943,103 people3.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.2% 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
YeaWon38688.9%
NayLost173.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.2%