Senate vote: Nomination // May 21, 2020

Confirmation: John L. Ratcliffe, of Texas, to be Director of National Intelligence

Name: Confirmation: John L. Ratcliffe, of Texas, to be Director of National Intelligence
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49 votes, representing 113,084,119 peopleof U.S. adults

44 votes, representing 126,390,042 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.2% 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 5.2 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	49	44.8%
Nay	Lost	44	50.0%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	5.2%

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