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.Res. 1033 // April 6, 2022

H.Res. 1033

Sponsor: Joseph Morelle (D-NY)

This resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 3807 (expanding the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, extending the qualifying expenditure period for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, and establishing the Hard Hit Industries Award Program).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

215 votes, representing 128,100,426 people49.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

202 votes, representing 122,262,909 people46.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 0.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21549.2%
NayLost20246.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.9%