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. 1396 // September 28, 2022

H.Res. 1396

Sponsor: Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)

R. R. 7780, and S.

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 127,426,012 people48.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

207 votes, representing 124,967,884 people48.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.1% 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 1.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21448.9%
NayLost20748.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.1%