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. 1361 // September 20, 2022

H.Res. 1361

Sponsor: Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of S. 1098.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

217 votes, representing 129,186,535 people49.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

200 votes, representing 120,711,515 people46.4%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 0.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21749.6%
NayLost20046.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%