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 // September 27, 2023

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

333 votes, representing 199,428,289 people76.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

93 votes, representing 56,903,445 people21.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.1% 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
NayWon33376.2%
YeaLost9321.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%