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: H.Res. 1017 // March 31, 2022

H.Res. 1017

Sponsor: Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)

R. R. 6833 (to establish cost sharing requirements for insulin products).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

216 votes, representing 128,616,233 people49.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

197 votes, representing 119,345,469 people45.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.8% 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 0.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21649.4%
NayLost19745.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.8%