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 17, 2026

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

Won the vote · Yea

211 votes, representing 131,275,406 people49.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

210 votes, representing 126,995,677 people47.6%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 0.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21149.2%
NayLost21047.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.1%