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. 97 // February 7, 2023

H.Res. 97

Sponsor: Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY)

R. J. Res.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

217 votes, representing 132,121,169 people50.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

208 votes, representing 123,546,085 people47.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.3% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21750.5%
NayLost20847.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.3%