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. 1142 // March 27, 2026

H.Res. 1142

Sponsor: Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

213 votes, representing 132,293,188 people49.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

203 votes, representing 122,500,496 people45.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.4% 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
YeaWon21349.6%
NayLost20345.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.4%