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.Res. 1079 // April 29, 2008Needed two-thirds to agree

Supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month 2008, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: RUBEN HINOJOSA (D-TX)

Supports the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month (April 2008), including raising public awareness about financial education. Recognizes the importance of managing personal finances, increasing personal savings, and reducing indebtedness in the United States.

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

402 votes, representing 212,283,375 people92.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 1,247,494 people0.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.0% 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
YeaWon40292.4%
NayLost20.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.0%