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. 91 // May 12, 2022Needed two-thirds to pass

H.R. 91

Sponsor: Jeff Duncan (R-SC)

This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 South Pendleton Street in Easley, South Carolina, as the Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin 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

405 votes, representing 242,890,237 people93.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

3 votes, representing 1,701,508 people0.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.1% 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
YeaWon40593.3%
NayLost30.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.1%