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 // October 26, 2023

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Yea

206 votes, representing 125,444,092 people47.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

200 votes, representing 119,296,986 people45.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.5% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 2.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon20647.9%
NayLost20045.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.5%