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Senate vote: Nomination // April 28, 2021

Confirmation: Samantha Power, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development

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

Won the vote · Yea

68 votes, representing 183,196,816 people71.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

26 votes, representing 62,160,467 people24.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon6871.0%
NayLost2624.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.9%