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. 1289 // July 28, 2022

H.Res. 1289

Sponsor: Joseph Morelle (D-NY)

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 4346.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

213 votes, representing 126,812,587 people48.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

203 votes, representing 122,623,262 people47.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.2% 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 1.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21348.7%
NayLost20347.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.2%