Senate vote: Nomination // January 27, 2025

Confirmation: Scott Bessent, of S.C., to be Secretary of the Treasury

Name: Confirmation: Scott Bessent, of S.C., to be Secretary of the Treasury
Creator: Spoken For

68 votes, representing 168,462,849 peopleof U.S. adults

29 votes, representing 77,858,152 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	68	63.2%
Nay	Lost	29	29.2%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	7.6%

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