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 // March 8, 2024

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

202 votes, representing 125,015,305 people46.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

197 votes, representing 119,149,788 people44.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.4% 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 3.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon20246.9%
YeaLost19744.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.4%