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 // November 2, 2023

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Yea

210 votes, representing 127,840,926 people48.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

201 votes, representing 119,753,340 people45.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.4% 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 1.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21048.8%
NayLost20145.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.4%