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 18, 2017

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

242 votes, representing 139,207,161 people55.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

186 votes, representing 108,176,806 people43.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.6% 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
NayWon24255.4%
YeaLost18643.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%