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. 965 // April 16, 2026

H.Res. 965

Sponsor: Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)

R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

220 votes, representing 133,067,170 people49.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

207 votes, representing 128,653,805 people48.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.8% 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 0.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon22049.9%
NayLost20748.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.8%