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 // May 18, 2018

On Approving the Journal

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

Won the vote · Yea

183 votes, representing 107,068,327 people42.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

163 votes, representing 94,260,662 people37.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 20.5% 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 7.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon18342.3%
NayLost16337.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken020.5%