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 // January 29, 2020

On Agreeing to the Amendment

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

Won the vote · Yea

227 votes, representing 131,508,821 people52.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

184 votes, representing 107,066,859 people42.4%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
YeaWon22752.0%
NayLost18442.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.6%