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. 1023 // April 6, 2022

Relating to the consideration of House Report 117-284 and an accompanying resolution.

Sponsor: Jamie Raskin (D-MD)

This resolution sets forth rules for consideration of H.Rept. 117-284 and an accompanying resolution offered by direction of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

218 votes, representing 129,736,864 people49.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

195 votes, representing 118,215,583 people45.4%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 0.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21849.8%
NayLost19545.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.8%