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. 1271 // December 21, 2020

H.Res. 1271

Sponsor: Donna Shalala (D-FL)

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 133 (United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act) and H.R. 1520 (Purple Book Continuity Act of 2020).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

227 votes, representing 131,604,387 people52.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

180 votes, representing 104,283,557 people41.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.7% 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
YeaWon22752.1%
NayLost18041.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.7%