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: Procedural vote // April 15, 2026

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

Won the vote · Yea

212 votes, representing 131,739,829 people49.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

211 votes, representing 127,529,629 people47.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.8% 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 0.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21249.4%
NayLost21147.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.8%