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. 6472 // March 4, 2026Needed two-thirds to pass

Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act

Sponsor: James Moylan (R-GU)

S. S. nationals.

Education Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

351 votes, representing 213,821,248 people80.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

72 votes, representing 45,611,700 people17.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.7% 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
YeaWon35180.2%
NayLost7217.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.7%