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. 1085 // March 20, 2024

H.Res. 1085

Sponsor: Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)

R. R. R.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

214 votes, representing 132,464,604 people49.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

200 votes, representing 121,023,444 people45.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.9% 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 0.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21449.7%
NayLost20045.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.9%