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 // February 4, 2021

On Motion to Adjourn

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

Won the vote · Nay

218 votes, representing 128,479,836 people49.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

205 votes, representing 122,403,674 people47.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 0.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon21849.8%
YeaLost20547.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.7%