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 24, 2024

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

236 votes, representing 143,356,992 people53.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

174 votes, representing 108,180,070 people40.6%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
NayWon23653.8%
YeaLost17440.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.7%