Senate vote: Nomination // February 18, 2025

Confirmation: Howard Lutnick, of New York, to be Secretary of Commerce

Name: Confirmation: Howard Lutnick, of New York, to be Secretary of Commerce
Creator: Spoken For

51 votes, representing 121,510,535 peopleof U.S. adults

45 votes, representing 135,926,965 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.4% 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 4.4 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	51	45.6%
Nay	Lost	45	51.0%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	3.4%

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