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 28, 2023

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

254 votes, representing 151,736,110 people58.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

170 votes, representing 103,563,188 people39.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.5% 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
NayWon25458.0%
YeaLost17039.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.5%