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 1, 2023

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

233 votes, representing 141,334,635 people54.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

179 votes, representing 106,509,611 people40.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.3% 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
NayWon23354.0%
YeaLost17940.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.3%