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

279 votes, representing 169,426,713 people63.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

134 votes, representing 83,821,593 people31.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.0% 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
NayWon27963.5%
YeaLost13431.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.0%