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.J.Res. 72 // February 11, 2026

Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025.

Sponsor: Gregory Meeks (D-NY)

Immigration Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

219 votes, representing 132,312,816 people49.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

211 votes, representing 131,118,807 people49.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.2% 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 0.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21949.6%
NayLost21149.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.2%