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 // June 4, 2024

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Yea

211 votes, representing 130,660,785 people49.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

190 votes, representing 115,004,268 people43.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.9% 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 1.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21149.0%
NayLost19043.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.9%