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. 273 // April 17, 2007Needed two-thirds to agree

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

Sponsor: RUBEN HINOJOSA (D-TX)

Supports the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month, including raising public awareness about the importance of financial education in the United States and the serious consequences that may result from a lack of understanding about personal finances.

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

414 votes, representing 216,364,545 people95.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 1,223,189 people0.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.2% 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
YeaWon41495.2%
NayLost20.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.2%