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. 1269 // June 4, 2024

H.Res. 1269

Sponsor: Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)

This resolution provides for the House of Representatives to consider H.R. 8580 and H.R. 8282.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

208 votes, representing 128,817,706 people48.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

195 votes, representing 117,887,000 people44.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.5% 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 1.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon20848.3%
NayLost19544.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.5%