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 18, 2025

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

212 votes, representing 128,117,810 people48.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

203 votes, representing 126,105,372 people47.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.6% 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 1.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon21248.1%
YeaLost20347.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.6%