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 // June 30, 2021

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Yea

217 votes, representing 127,838,545 people49.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

186 votes, representing 110,828,732 people43.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.4% 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 0.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21749.6%
NayLost18643.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.4%