Senate vote: Nomination // July 24, 2017

Confirmation David Bernhardt, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior

Name: Confirmation David Bernhardt, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior
Creator: Spoken For

53 votes, representing 106,470,012 peopleof U.S. adults

43 votes, representing 133,943,963 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 7.7 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	53	42.3%
Nay	Lost	43	53.3%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	4.4%

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