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 16, 2017

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

232 votes, representing 133,833,396 people53.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

183 votes, representing 106,008,029 people42.2%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
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon23253.2%
YeaLost18342.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.6%