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: H.Res. 1476 // September 23, 2008

Providing for consideration of H.R. 5244, Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act of 2008

Sponsor: Peter Welch (D-VT)

R. 5244) to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

221 votes, representing 113,133,209 people49.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

192 votes, representing 105,282,402 people45.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 0.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon22149.3%
NayLost19245.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.9%