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 20, 2023

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

327 votes, representing 195,889,092 people74.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

64 votes, representing 39,386,722 people15.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.1% 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
NayWon32774.8%
YeaLost6415.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.1%