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. 91 // February 4, 2021

H.Res. 91

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

Res. 72 (removing Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House Committee on the Budget and the House Committee on Education and Labor).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

218 votes, representing 128,524,581 people49.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

210 votes, representing 125,319,526 people48.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.6% 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 0.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21849.8%
NayLost21048.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%