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

214 votes, representing 129,791,351 people48.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

192 votes, representing 118,889,374 people44.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.7% 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 1.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon21448.7%
YeaLost19244.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.7%