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 // September 23, 2021

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Yea

223 votes, representing 131,653,212 people51.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

204 votes, representing 121,389,657 people47.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon22351.1%
NayLost20447.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.9%