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 27, 2025

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

213 votes, representing 132,212,351 people49.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

197 votes, representing 119,011,811 people44.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.8% 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 0.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon21349.6%
YeaLost19744.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.8%