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. 852 // December 14, 2021

H.Res. 852

Sponsor: Joseph Morelle (D-NY)

Res. 5 trillion).

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

212 votes, representing 126,469,740 people49.0%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
YeaWon22050.3%
NayLost21249.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.7%