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 14, 2022

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Yea

212 votes, representing 126,268,519 people48.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

208 votes, representing 125,545,859 people48.2%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. The winning side fell 1.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21248.5%
NayLost20848.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.3%