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. 303 // April 14, 2021

H.Res. 303

Sponsor: Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)

R. R. 1195 (Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

217 votes, representing 127,935,148 people49.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

207 votes, representing 123,198,144 people47.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.6% 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 0.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21749.6%
NayLost20747.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.6%