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

282 votes, representing 171,335,201 people64.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

133 votes, representing 83,099,562 people31.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.6% 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
NayWon28264.3%
YeaLost13331.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.6%