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 // September 8, 2017

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Yea

216 votes, representing 124,002,166 people49.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

186 votes, representing 107,738,612 people42.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 0.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21649.3%
NayLost18642.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.9%