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. 5679 // December 8, 2021Needed two-thirds to pass

H.R. 5679

Sponsor: Mondaire Jones (D-NY)

S. Code to revise references to statutory provisions in the following titles: Title 5 (Government Organization and Employees), Title 7 (Agriculture), Title 11 (Bankruptcy), Title 16 (Conservation), Title 20 (Education), Title 21 (Food and Drugs), Title 26 (Internal Revenue Code), Title 42 (The Public Health and Welfare), Title 43 (Public Lands), and Title 48 (Territories and Insular Possessions).

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

418 votes, representing 247,684,099 people96.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 1,144,539 people0.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.5% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon41896.0%
NayLost20.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.5%