diff --git a/app/helpers/votes_helper.rb b/app/helpers/votes_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11d39e898
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/helpers/votes_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+module VotesHelper
+
+  def css_classes_for_debate_vote(voted_values, debate)
+    case voted_values[debate.id]
+    when true
+      {in_favor: "voted", against: "no-voted"}
+    when false
+      {in_favor: "no-voted", against: "voted"}
+    else
+      {in_favor: "", against: ""}
+    end
+  end
+
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/debates/_votes.html.erb b/app/views/debates/_votes.html.erb
index ff664f725..7f47e2649 100644
--- a/app/views/debates/_votes.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/debates/_votes.html.erb
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
-<% voted_classes = case @voted_values[debate.id]
-    when true
-      {in_favor: "voted", against: "no-voted"}
-    when false
-      {in_favor: "no-voted", against: "voted"}
-    else
-      {in_favor: "", against: ""}
-  end %>
-
+<% voted_classes = css_classes_for_debate_vote(@voted_values, debate) %>
 <div class="votes">
   <div class="in-favor inline-block">
     <%= link_to vote_debate_path(debate, value: 'yes'),