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Senate vote: Nomination // June 5, 2014

Confirmation Sylvia Mathews Burwell, of West Virginia, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services

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

Won the vote · Yea

78 votes, representing 187,110,470 people76.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

17 votes, representing 50,135,804 people20.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.1% 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
YeaWon7876.5%
NayLost1720.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.1%