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, 2023

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Yea

216 votes, representing 131,629,827 people50.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

210 votes, representing 124,817,277 people47.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.0% 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
YeaWon21650.3%
NayLost21047.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%