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. 957 // February 2, 2010Needed two-thirds to agree

Honoring Jimmie Johnson, 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion.

Sponsor: Patrick McHenry (R-NC)

Honors Jimmie Kenneth Johnson and the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet team for winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.

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

391 votes, representing 211,658,911 people90.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 578,397 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.6% 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
YeaWon39190.2%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.6%