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 // April 27, 2018

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

293 votes, representing 169,789,165 people67.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

113 votes, representing 66,720,774 people26.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.6% 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
NayWon29367.0%
YeaLost11326.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.6%