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. 330 // April 20, 2021

H.Res. 330

Sponsor: Jamie Raskin (D-MD)

R. C. R.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

214 votes, representing 126,147,807 people48.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

207 votes, representing 123,324,911 people47.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.3% 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 1.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21448.9%
NayLost20747.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.3%