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 // October 17, 2019

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Nay

226 votes, representing 131,856,574 people51.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

187 votes, representing 109,827,185 people43.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.1% 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
NayWon22651.8%
YeaLost18743.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.1%