In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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House vote: H.Res. 85 // February 2, 2021

H.Res. 85

Sponsor: Joseph Morelle (D-NY)

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 447 (National Apprenticeship Act of 2021) and H.Con.Res. 11 (establishing the congressional budget for FY2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2022-FY2030).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

216 votes, representing 127,285,811 people49.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

210 votes, representing 125,320,332 people48.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.0% 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 0.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21649.4%
NayLost21048.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%