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 12, 2024

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

238 votes, representing 144,393,507 people54.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

171 votes, representing 106,050,487 people39.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.1% 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
NayWon23854.2%
YeaLost17139.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.1%