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. 1376 // July 24, 2024

H.Res. 1376

Sponsor: Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)

This resolution provides for consideration of H. Res. 1371 (condemning the Biden Administration’s border policies).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

210 votes, representing 130,248,062 people48.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

202 votes, representing 122,261,136 people45.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.3% 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 1.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21048.9%
NayLost20245.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.3%