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 // July 18, 2018

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

297 votes, representing 172,583,041 people68.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

114 votes, representing 66,723,167 people26.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.5% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon29768.2%
YeaLost11426.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.5%