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 // June 12, 2019

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

228 votes, representing 133,092,482 people52.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

192 votes, representing 112,376,722 people44.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.6% 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
NayWon22852.3%
YeaLost19244.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.6%