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Senate vote: Nomination // March 13, 2017

Confirmation Seema Verma, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 111,427,454 people44.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 132,223,135 people52.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.1% 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 5.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5544.3%
NayLost4352.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.1%