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Senate vote: Nomination // June 12, 2014

Confirmation Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, 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

67 votes, representing 159,288,949 people65.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

24 votes, representing 51,101,788 people20.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 14.0% 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
YeaWon6765.1%
NayLost2420.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken014.0%