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Senate vote: Nomination // July 9, 2014

Confirmation Julian Castro, of Texas, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

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

Won the vote · Yea

71 votes, representing 188,809,415 people77.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

26 votes, representing 52,869,743 people21.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.2% 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
YeaWon7177.1%
NayLost2621.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.2%