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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H.R. 5746 // January 19, 2022

Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act

Sponsor: Donald Beyer (D-VA)

This bill addresses voter registration and voting access, election integrity and security, redistricting, campaign finance, and voting rights. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration (e.g., automatic and same-day registration) and voting access (e.g., vote-by-mail and early voting). It also limits removing voters from voter rolls.

Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Chamber

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 117,260,885 people45.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 143,153,517 people55.0%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 5.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5245.0%
NayLost4855.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%