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. 1232 // July 19, 2022

H.Res. 1232

Sponsor: Mary Scanlon (D-PA)

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

216 votes, representing 128,640,365 people49.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

196 votes, representing 118,408,131 people45.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.1% 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%
NayLost19645.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.1%