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. 1518 // December 14, 2022

H.Res. 1518

Sponsor: Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)

R. 1948, S. 3905, S.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

213 votes, representing 126,751,804 people48.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

201 votes, representing 121,519,372 people46.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.7% 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 1.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21348.7%
NayLost20146.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.7%