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 26, 2024

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

203 votes, representing 123,074,890 people46.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

200 votes, representing 123,785,919 people46.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 3.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon20346.2%
YeaLost20046.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.4%