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 // June 4, 2025

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

212 votes, representing 131,519,791 people49.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

210 votes, representing 126,816,285 people47.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.1% 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 0.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon21249.3%
YeaLost21047.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.1%