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Senate vote: Nomination // January 20, 2017

Motion to Proceed to Mike Pompeo, of Kansas, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

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

Won the vote · Yea

89 votes, representing 222,502,429 people88.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

8 votes, representing 19,850,073 people7.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.6% 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
YeaWon8988.5%
NayLost87.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.6%