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 28, 2024

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Yea

201 votes, representing 124,740,037 people46.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

184 votes, representing 111,353,064 people41.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.4% 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 3.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon20146.8%
NayLost18441.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.4%