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 14, 2023

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

237 votes, representing 141,175,461 people53.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

189 votes, representing 115,069,839 people44.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.1% 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
NayWon23753.9%
YeaLost18944.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%