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 24, 2021

On Motion to Adjourn

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

Won the vote · Nay

214 votes, representing 126,073,956 people48.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

202 votes, representing 120,481,984 people46.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.4% 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 1.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon21448.9%
YeaLost20246.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.4%