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. 1519 // December 15, 2022

H.Res. 1519

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 8393.

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 127,322,249 people48.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

197 votes, representing 119,096,070 people45.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.4% 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%
NayLost19745.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.4%