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. 1455 // September 18, 2024

H.Res. 1455

Sponsor: Erin Houchin (R-IN)

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of multiple measures: the bill (H.R. 3724) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit recognized accrediting agencies and associations from requiring, encouraging, or coercing institutions of higher education to meet any political litmus test or violate any constitutional right as a condition of accreditation; the bill (H.R. 4790) to amend the federal securities laws with respect to the materiality of disclosure requirements and to establish the Public Company Advisory Committee; the bill (H.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 132,653,184 people49.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

200 votes, representing 121,083,758 people45.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.8% 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 0.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21449.8%
NayLost20045.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.8%