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. 2842 // February 9, 2022Needed two-thirds to pass

H.R. 2842

Sponsor: Jared Huffman (D-CA)

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4th Street in Petaluma, California, as the "Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building."

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 · Nay

164 votes, representing 99,227,558 people38.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

242 votes, representing 144,237,283 people55.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.5% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 11.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon16438.1%
YeaLost24255.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.5%