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 14, 2017

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Yea

211 votes, representing 121,294,465 people48.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

195 votes, representing 112,961,992 people44.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.9% 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 1.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21148.2%
NayLost19544.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.9%