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, 2023

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

215 votes, representing 128,066,374 people48.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

214 votes, representing 130,159,449 people49.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.3% 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 1.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon21548.9%
YeaLost21449.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.3%