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Senate vote: Nomination // September 25, 2017

Confirmation William J. Emanuel, of California, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 99,868,233 people39.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 136,702,538 people54.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.9% 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 10.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4939.7%
NayLost4754.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.9%