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. 951 // December 16, 2025

H.Res. 951

Sponsor: Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY)

R. R. R.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

215 votes, representing 133,554,539 people50.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

209 votes, representing 126,311,580 people47.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.5% 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
YeaWon21550.1%
NayLost20947.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.5%