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 10, 2019

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Yea

243 votes, representing 141,588,588 people55.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

165 votes, representing 97,216,036 people38.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.2% 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
YeaWon24355.6%
NayLost16538.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.2%