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: Procedural vote // January 6, 2021

On Agreeing to the Objection

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

Won the vote · Nay

303 votes, representing 178,922,334 people69.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

121 votes, representing 72,438,075 people28.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.5% 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
NayWon30369.4%
YeaLost12128.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.5%