Senate vote: Nomination // April 9, 2025

Confirmation: Paul Atkins, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission

Name: Confirmation: Paul Atkins, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission
Creator: Spoken For

52 votes, representing 121,369,468 peopleof U.S. adults

44 votes, representing 134,710,259 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 4.5 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	52	45.5%
Nay	Lost	44	50.5%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	3.9%

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