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 9, 2017

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

228 votes, representing 131,277,005 people52.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

189 votes, representing 109,667,655 people43.6%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
NayWon22852.2%
YeaLost18943.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.2%