Senate vote: Nomination // February 3, 2025

Confirmation: Christopher Wright, of Colorado, to be Secretary of Energy

Name: Confirmation: Christopher Wright, of Colorado, to be Secretary of Energy
Creator: Spoken For

59 votes, representing 130,811,883 peopleof U.S. adults

38 votes, representing 127,270,662 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.2% 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 0.9 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	59	49.1%
Nay	Lost	38	47.7%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	3.2%

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