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 // July 28, 2021

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

217 votes, representing 127,984,239 people49.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

202 votes, representing 120,671,905 people46.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.6% 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
NayWon21749.6%
YeaLost20246.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.6%