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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Spoken For.
House vote: S. 3157 // September 19, 2022Needed two-thirds to pass

Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)

S. S. citizens.

Immigration Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

356 votes, representing 212,630,679 people81.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

51 votes, representing 31,193,732 people12.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon35681.7%
NayLost5112.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.4%