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. 891 // November 29, 2023

H.Res. 891

Sponsor: Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5283) to prohibit the use of federal funds to provide housing to specified aliens on any land under the administrative jurisdiction of the federal land management agencies; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5961) to freeze certain Iranian funds involved in the 2023 hostage deal between the United States and Iran, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S. J. Res.

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

Won the vote · Yea

212 votes, representing 128,990,997 people49.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

205 votes, representing 121,709,468 people46.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.2% 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 0.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21249.3%
NayLost20546.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.2%