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. 5900 // May 11, 2022Needed two-thirds to pass

H.R. 5900

Sponsor: Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)

This act designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2016 East 1st Street in Los Angeles, California, as the Marine Corps Reserve PVT Jacob Cruz Post Office.

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

394 votes, representing 236,233,984 people90.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 624,718 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.0% 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
YeaWon39490.7%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.0%