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. 860 // January 11, 2022

H.Res. 860

Sponsor: Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)

R. R. 4673 (providing for the automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

216 votes, representing 128,617,157 people49.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

198 votes, representing 119,552,471 people45.9%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 0.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21649.4%
NayLost19845.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.7%