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 // July 23, 2024

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

207 votes, representing 125,507,458 people47.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

194 votes, representing 120,471,462 people45.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.7% 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 2.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon20747.1%
YeaLost19445.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.7%