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. 5271 // July 12, 2022Needed two-thirds to pass

H.R. 5271

Sponsor: JAMES COOPER (D-TN)

This act designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2245 Rosa L Parks Boulevard in Nashville, Tennessee, as the Thelma Harper 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 · Yea

324 votes, representing 193,732,470 people74.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

81 votes, representing 49,083,481 people18.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.8% 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
YeaWon32474.4%
NayLost8118.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.8%