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. 1512 // December 8, 2022Needed two-thirds to agree

Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 7776, with an amendment.

Sponsor: ADAM SMITH (D-WA)

This resolution provides for House adoption and amendment of H.R. 7776, the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.

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

Won the vote · Yea

344 votes, representing 205,788,922 people79.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

78 votes, representing 47,080,258 people18.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon34479.0%
NayLost7818.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.9%