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

330 votes, representing 198,018,166 people75.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

76 votes, representing 46,575,373 people17.8%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
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon33075.7%
YeaLost7617.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.5%