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.R. 208 // February 23, 2021Needed two-thirds to pass

H.R. 208

Sponsor: Trent Kelly (R-MS)

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Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

406 votes, representing 241,137,337 people93.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

15 votes, representing 8,590,013 people3.3%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
YeaWon40693.5%
NayLost153.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.2%