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. 973 // March 9, 2022

H.Res. 973

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

R. Res. R.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

215 votes, representing 128,053,253 people49.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

199 votes, representing 120,026,592 people46.1%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 0.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21549.2%
NayLost19946.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.7%