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Senate vote: Nomination // February 25, 2021

Confirmation: Jennifer Mulhern Granholm, of Michigan, to be Secretary of Energy

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

Won the vote · Yea

64 votes, representing 166,175,491 people64.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

35 votes, representing 91,422,020 people35.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.1% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon6464.4%
NayLost3535.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.1%