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Senate vote: Nomination // April 24, 2017

Confirmation Sonny Perdue, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Agriculture

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

Won the vote · Yea

87 votes, representing 205,085,304 people81.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

11 votes, representing 39,766,740 people15.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.6% 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
YeaWon8781.5%
NayLost1115.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.6%