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 21, 2026

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

356 votes, representing 216,963,313 people81.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

61 votes, representing 38,353,466 people14.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.2% 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
NayWon35681.4%
YeaLost6114.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.2%