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. 555 // July 27, 2021

H.Res. 555

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

R. 4502 making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

218 votes, representing 128,440,038 people49.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

207 votes, representing 123,394,951 people47.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.3% 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 0.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21849.8%
NayLost20747.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.3%