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 17, 2022

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

216 votes, representing 128,911,530 people49.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

189 votes, representing 114,532,164 people44.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.5% 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 0.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon21649.5%
YeaLost18944.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.5%