In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

Activate to continue

Spoken For.
House vote: H.Res. 426 // May 20, 2025

H.Res. 426

Sponsor: Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY)

This resolution provides for the consideration of S.J. Res. 13 and S.J.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

210 votes, representing 130,443,146 people48.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

208 votes, representing 125,623,780 people47.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% 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 1.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21048.9%
NayLost20847.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%