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. 735 // February 8, 2022Needed two-thirds to pass

H.R. 735

Sponsor: MIKE THOMPSON (D-CA)

This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 502 East Cotati Avenue in Cotati, California, as the Arturo L. Ibleto 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

415 votes, representing 248,897,854 people95.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

4 votes, representing 2,389,643 people0.9%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
YeaWon41595.6%
NayLost40.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.5%