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. 1531 // December 23, 2022

H.Res. 1531

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

R. R. R.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

212 votes, representing 126,185,665 people48.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

201 votes, representing 121,301,234 people46.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.0% 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 1.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21248.5%
NayLost20146.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.0%