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.Res. 1274 // May 13, 2026

Providing that section 11 of House Resolution 1224 shall have no force or effect.

Sponsor: Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)

R. R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (commonly known as the farm bill).

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 132,312,302 people49.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

208 votes, representing 125,643,456 people47.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.2% 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 0.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21349.6%
NayLost20847.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.2%