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 // July 15, 2026

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

244 votes, representing 148,298,803 people55.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

177 votes, representing 109,702,138 people41.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.2% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon24455.6%
YeaLost17741.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.2%