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 // June 8, 2017

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Yea

233 votes, representing 134,171,262 people53.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

185 votes, representing 107,298,974 people42.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% 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
YeaWon23353.3%
NayLost18542.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%