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Senate vote: Nomination // April 15, 2021

Motion to Discharge the Nomination of Vanita Gupta from the Committee on the Judiciary

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 145,529,286 people56.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

34 votes, representing 82,353,056 people31.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4956.4%
NayLost3431.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.6%