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Senate vote: Nomination // April 12, 2018

Confirmation Andrew Wheeler, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 111,509,241 people44.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 134,023,253 people52.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% 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 6.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5344.0%
NayLost4552.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%