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. 1119 // May 17, 2022

H.Res. 1119

Sponsor: Mary Scanlon (D-PA)

R. R. 7309 (reauthorizes through FY2028 and expands programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and also revises workforce investment, vocational rehabilitation, employment, training, and literacy programs for eligible individuals), and S.

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

Won the vote · Yea

217 votes, representing 129,276,989 people49.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

194 votes, representing 117,596,705 people45.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.2% 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 0.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21749.6%
NayLost19445.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.2%