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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Spoken For.
House vote: H.R. 2399 // May 22, 2007Needed two-thirds to pass

Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007

Sponsor: BARON HILL (D-IN)

Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 - (Sec. S. land, air, and sea borders.

Immigration Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

412 votes, representing 215,577,510 people94.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%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
YeaWon41294.9%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.1%