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 // March 9, 2021

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

243 votes, representing 143,129,307 people55.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

185 votes, representing 110,600,458 people42.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon24355.5%
YeaLost18542.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%