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. 1316 // August 12, 2022

H.Res. 1316

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

This resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5376 (Inflation Reduction Act of 2022).

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

203 votes, representing 122,639,268 people47.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.5% 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%
NayLost20347.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.5%