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. 838 // December 7, 2021

H.Res. 838

Sponsor: Mary Scanlon (D-PA)

This resolution sets forth rules for consideration of H.R. 5314 (addressing issues involving abuses of presidential power, checks and balances, and election integrity and security); S. 1605 (designating the National Pulse Memorial in Orlando, Florida); and S. 610 (addressing the behavioral health and well-being of health care professionals).

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 129,084,684 people50.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

213 votes, representing 127,052,859 people49.3%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
YeaWon21950.1%
NayLost21349.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.7%