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 // December 5, 2024

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

204 votes, representing 126,368,403 people47.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

199 votes, representing 120,440,079 people45.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 2.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon20447.4%
YeaLost19945.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.4%