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 2, 2019

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Yea

301 votes, representing 175,786,552 people69.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

120 votes, representing 70,541,859 people27.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.3% 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
YeaWon30169.0%
NayLost12027.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.3%