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. 1529 // December 21, 2022

H.Res. 1529

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 9640 and S. 1942.

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 126,710,375 people48.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

188 votes, representing 113,614,780 people43.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.7% 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%
NayLost18843.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.7%