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

261 votes, representing 158,677,871 people59.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

146 votes, representing 90,768,126 people34.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon26159.5%
YeaLost14634.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.4%