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. 580 // July 16, 2025

H.Res. 580

Sponsor: Brian Jack (R-GA)

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

217 votes, representing 134,783,113 people50.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

212 votes, representing 128,076,127 people48.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.4% 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
YeaWon21750.6%
NayLost21248.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.4%