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. 873 // November 12, 2025

H.Res. 873

Sponsor: Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)

This resolution provides for House consideration of S.Amdt. 3937, a Senate amendment to H.R. 5371, Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026.

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 132,206,616 people49.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

209 votes, representing 126,204,797 people47.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.1% 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%
NayLost20947.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.1%