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Senate vote: Nomination // April 24, 2013

Confirmation Sylvia Mathews Burwell, of West Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget

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

Won the vote · Yea

96 votes, representing 232,676,079 people96.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.9% 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
YeaWon9696.1%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.9%