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 · Nay

282 votes, representing 173,173,230 people65.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

128 votes, representing 78,325,707 people29.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon28265.0%
YeaLost12829.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.7%