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 · Nay

205 votes, representing 122,207,507 people46.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

207 votes, representing 126,017,301 people48.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.2% 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 3.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon20546.7%
YeaLost20748.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.2%