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 // December 10, 2019

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Yea

231 votes, representing 135,058,277 people53.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

179 votes, representing 105,299,802 people41.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.6% 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
YeaWon23153.0%
NayLost17941.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.6%