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. 1256 // July 27, 2022

H.Res. 1256

Sponsor: Norma Torres (D-CA)

R. R. 4040.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

215 votes, representing 127,877,528 people49.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

202 votes, representing 122,236,775 people46.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% 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 0.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21549.1%
NayLost20246.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%