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 // January 27, 2023

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

255 votes, representing 154,832,333 people59.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

169 votes, representing 100,241,045 people38.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.5% 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
NayWon25559.2%
YeaLost16938.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.5%