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. 4679 // November 4, 2021Needed two-thirds to pass

H.R. 4679

Sponsor: PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)

This bill designates the federal building located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, in the District of Columbia as the Norman Yoshio Mineta Federal 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 · Yea

409 votes, representing 241,810,631 people93.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

14 votes, representing 8,830,511 people3.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.8% 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
YeaWon40993.8%
NayLost143.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.8%