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Senate vote: Nomination // June 20, 2017

Confirmation Brock Long, of North Carolina, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency

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

Won the vote · Yea

95 votes, representing 234,873,034 people93.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

4 votes, representing 14,666,763 people5.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.8% 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
YeaWon9593.4%
NayLost45.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.8%