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. 1302 // July 29, 2022

H.Res. 1302

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

R. 1808.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

214 votes, representing 127,549,094 people49.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

206 votes, representing 124,191,081 people47.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.3% 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 1.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21449.0%
NayLost20647.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.3%