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. 1189 // April 22, 2026

H.Res. 1189

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

Won the vote · Yea

211 votes, representing 130,950,722 people49.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

206 votes, representing 124,556,641 people46.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.2% 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 0.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21149.1%
NayLost20646.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.2%