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. 357 // April 29, 2009Needed two-thirds to agree

Supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month 2009, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: RUBEN HINOJOSA (D-TX)

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

Finance and Financial Sector Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

419 votes, representing 223,177,154 people96.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

3 votes, representing 1,905,780 people0.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% 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
YeaWon41996.2%
NayLost30.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%