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. 380 // May 12, 2021

H.Res. 380

Sponsor: Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)

This resolution (1) sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 2547 (Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act) and H.R. 1065 (Pregnant Workers Fairness Act), and (2) adopts H.Res.

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 126,101,198 people48.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

210 votes, representing 125,115,991 people48.5%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 1.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21448.9%
NayLost21048.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.6%