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. 3533 // September 30, 2021Needed two-thirds to pass

H.R. 3533

Sponsor: Jay Obernolte (R-CA)

This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to establish or update existing occupational series for positions in the federal government in the fields of software development, software engineering, data science, and data management.

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

416 votes, representing 246,792,699 people95.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

9 votes, representing 5,267,178 people2.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.3% 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
YeaWon41695.7%
NayLost92.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.3%