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. 1191 // June 22, 2022

H.Res. 1191

Sponsor: Deborah Ross (D-NC)

R. R. R.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

211 votes, representing 125,646,846 people48.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

197 votes, representing 119,138,495 people45.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% 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 1.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21148.2%
NayLost19745.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%