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Senate vote: Nomination // February 13, 2017

Confirmation Steven T. Mnuchin, of California, to be Secretary of the Treasury

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 112,006,387 people44.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 139,494,735 people55.5%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 5.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5344.5%
NayLost4755.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%