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. 601 // August 24, 2021

H.Res. 601

Sponsor: Joe Neguse (D-CO)

R. 4 (John R. R.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

220 votes, representing 129,699,925 people50.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

212 votes, representing 126,450,803 people49.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon22050.3%
NayLost21249.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.7%