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. 1275 // May 13, 2026

H.Res. 1275

Sponsor: H. Griffith (R-VA)

This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5625) to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of each State and unit of local government that permits cashless bail, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6260) to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraud in connection with posting bail; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.

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

Won the vote · Yea

214 votes, representing 132,962,653 people49.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 3.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 0.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21449.9%
NayLost20847.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%