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 · Yea

209 votes, representing 129,629,814 people48.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

202 votes, representing 122,262,843 people45.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.5% 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 1.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon20948.6%
NayLost20245.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.5%