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 7, 2021

On Agreeing to the Objection

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

Won the vote · Nay

282 votes, representing 166,376,993 people64.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

138 votes, representing 82,548,809 people32.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.5% 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
NayWon28264.5%
YeaLost13832.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.5%