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 23, 2017

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Yea

380 votes, representing 219,305,290 people87.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

32 votes, representing 18,581,490 people7.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.4% 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
YeaWon38087.2%
NayLost327.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.4%