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 // July 11, 2019

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Yea

239 votes, representing 139,622,137 people54.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

182 votes, representing 106,970,659 people42.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.2% 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
YeaWon23954.8%
NayLost18242.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.2%