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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Spoken For.
House vote: H.R. 5764 // January 20, 2026Needed two-thirds to pass

AI for Main Street Act

Sponsor: Mark Alford (R-MO)

This bill requires Small Business Development Centers to assist small businesses in evaluating artificial intelligence, including by providing best practices for using artificial intelligence and guidance about using artificial intelligence to plan for unexpected circumstances.

Commerce Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

395 votes, representing 241,598,123 people90.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

14 votes, representing 8,810,963 people3.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.1% 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
YeaWon39590.6%
NayLost143.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.1%