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Senate vote: Nomination // January 23, 2017

Confirmation 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

66 votes, representing 150,354,877 people59.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

32 votes, representing 98,300,338 people39.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.1% 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
YeaWon6659.8%
NayLost3239.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.1%