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. 667 // September 21, 2021

H.Res. 667

Sponsor: Deborah Ross (D-NC)

R. 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

217 votes, representing 127,775,137 people49.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

207 votes, representing 123,566,573 people47.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.5% 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 0.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21749.5%
NayLost20747.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.5%