, ▁it ▁was ▁rejected ▁in ▁November , ▁with ▁ 6 8 % ▁of ▁vot ers ▁voting ▁against ▁it . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁U . S . ▁Represent ative ▁Rosa ▁De L au ro ▁of ▁Connecticut , ▁proposed ▁a ▁national ▁s oda ▁tax ▁bill ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁vot ers ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁and ▁Ber keley , ▁California ▁voted ▁on ▁s oda ▁tax ▁ball ot ▁measures . ▁The ▁measure ▁was ▁approved ▁in ▁Ber keley ▁and ▁received ▁ 5 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁which ▁was ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁needed ▁ 2 / 3 ▁super major ity . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁began ▁considering ▁a ▁tax ▁on ▁all ▁sugar - s we eten ed ▁be ver ages , ▁including ▁s oda , ▁sports ▁drink s , ▁and ▁ iced ▁tea , ▁to ▁fund ▁early ▁child hood ▁education . ▁However , ▁vot ers ▁rejected ▁the ▁proposal ▁in ▁a ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁special ▁election . ▁ ▁Public ▁support ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁poll ▁by ▁Mor ning ▁Cons ult - V ox ▁finds ▁Americans ▁split ▁on ▁their ▁support ▁of ▁a ▁s oda ▁tax . ▁Att itudes ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁shift ed ▁a ▁lot ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁when ▁a ▁poll ▁concluded ▁that ▁" respond ents ▁were ▁opposed ▁to ▁government ▁tax es ▁on ▁sug ary ▁drink s ▁and ▁c andy ▁by ▁a ▁more