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Senate vote: Cloture motion // January 23, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: John Ratcliffe to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

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

Won the vote · Yea

72 votes, representing 174,847,330 people65.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

26 votes, representing 83,709,560 people31.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% 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
YeaWon7265.6%
NayLost2631.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%