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 16, 2019

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Yea

239 votes, representing 139,147,635 people54.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

174 votes, representing 102,830,032 people40.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.0% 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
YeaWon23954.6%
NayLost17440.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.0%