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

H.R. 700

Sponsor: Bill Foster (D-IL)

This act designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the Lawrence M. "Larry" Walsh Sr. 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

373 votes, representing 223,456,030 people85.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

26 votes, representing 15,859,423 people6.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.1% 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
YeaWon37385.8%
NayLost266.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.1%