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. 211 // March 11, 2025

H.Res. 211

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

216 votes, representing 134,112,292 people50.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

214 votes, representing 129,308,783 people48.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.2% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21650.3%
NayLost21448.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.2%