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. 950 // March 1, 2022

H.Res. 950

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

This resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3967 (addressing health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

217 votes, representing 129,248,451 people49.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

195 votes, representing 117,918,261 people45.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.1% 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 0.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21749.6%
NayLost19545.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.1%