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. 803 // November 18, 2021

H.Res. 803

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

R. 5376 (commonly referred to as the Build Back Better Act) and requires that the accompanying technical amendment be considered adopted.

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 129,609,564 people50.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

211 votes, representing 125,904,828 people48.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.9% 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%
NayLost21148.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.9%