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

247 votes, representing 147,063,907 people56.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

182 votes, representing 111,081,436 people42.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon24756.2%
YeaLost18242.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.4%