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 13, 2017

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

254 votes, representing 146,293,488 people58.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

169 votes, representing 98,164,474 people39.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.8% 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
NayWon25458.2%
YeaLost16939.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.8%