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 // April 20, 2023

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Yea

214 votes, representing 130,516,482 people49.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

202 votes, representing 119,964,914 people45.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.3% 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 0.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21449.9%
NayLost20245.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.3%