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: Amendment // May 13, 2021

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Yea

210 votes, representing 123,909,692 people48.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

202 votes, representing 120,389,454 people46.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.3% 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 1.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21048.1%
NayLost20246.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.3%