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. 1140 // June 9, 2026

H.Res. 1140

Sponsor: Donald Norcross (D-NJ)

This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

221 votes, representing 133,665,769 people50.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

201 votes, representing 124,816,322 people46.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% 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
YeaWon22150.1%
NayLost20146.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%