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. 716 // October 12, 2021

H.Res. 716

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

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

219 votes, representing 129,177,615 people50.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

206 votes, representing 122,757,695 people47.6%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
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21950.1%
NayLost20647.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.3%