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 18, 2019

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

287 votes, representing 167,099,490 people65.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

131 votes, representing 77,275,259 people30.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.1% 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
NayWon28765.6%
YeaLost13130.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.1%