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 19, 2022

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

254 votes, representing 151,658,865 people58.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

163 votes, representing 98,267,169 people37.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% 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
NayWon25458.2%
YeaLost16337.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%