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 19, 2017

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

247 votes, representing 142,060,385 people56.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

179 votes, representing 104,158,357 people41.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.1% 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
NayWon24756.5%
YeaLost17941.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%