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: Procedural vote // September 26, 2017

On Approving the Journal

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

Won the vote · Yea

214 votes, representing 123,756,055 people49.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

199 votes, representing 114,750,660 people45.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.2% 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 0.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21449.2%
NayLost19945.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.2%