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 // May 18, 2018

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Yea

359 votes, representing 209,378,050 people82.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

51 votes, representing 29,306,525 people11.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.7% 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
YeaWon35982.7%
NayLost5111.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.7%