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 23, 2018

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

226 votes, representing 131,820,386 people52.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

188 votes, representing 109,421,488 people43.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.7% 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
NayWon22652.1%
YeaLost18843.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.7%