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Senate vote: Nomination // May 17, 2012

Jeremy C. Stein, of MA, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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

Won the vote · Yea

70 votes, representing 169,413,287 people70.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

24 votes, representing 58,750,171 people24.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.8% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon7070.7%
NayLost2424.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.8%