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. 5659 // July 14, 2022Needed two-thirds to pass

H.R. 5659

Sponsor: Julia Brownley (D-CA)

This act designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1961 North C Street in Oxnard, California, as the John R. Hatcher III 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

342 votes, representing 204,655,557 people78.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

63 votes, representing 38,153,594 people14.7%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
YeaWon34278.6%
NayLost6314.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.8%