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. 912 // February 8, 2022

H.Res. 912

Sponsor: Jamie Raskin (D-MD)

R. R. 6617 (Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

218 votes, representing 129,834,712 people49.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

206 votes, representing 124,442,779 people47.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.4% 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 0.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21849.9%
NayLost20647.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.4%