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 13, 2022

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

272 votes, representing 163,751,176 people62.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

148 votes, representing 88,042,587 people33.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.3% 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
NayWon27262.9%
YeaLost14833.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.3%