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. 409 // May 19, 2021

H.Res. 409

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 3233 (National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act) and H.R. 3237 (Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January 6th Appropriations Act, 2021).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

216 votes, representing 127,401,276 people49.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

208 votes, representing 123,859,663 people48.0%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 0.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21649.4%
NayLost20848.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.6%