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 27, 2024

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Yea

207 votes, representing 128,328,889 people48.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

197 votes, representing 119,288,629 people44.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.1% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 1.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon20748.1%
NayLost19744.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.1%