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 8, 2023

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

209 votes, representing 124,302,139 people47.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

206 votes, representing 125,532,488 people48.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.5% 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 2.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon20947.5%
YeaLost20648.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.5%