Senate vote: Nomination // August 2, 2025

Confirmation: Sean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be National Cyber Director

Name: Confirmation: Sean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be National Cyber Director
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59 votes, representing 131,412,428 peopleof U.S. adults

35 votes, representing 124,471,045 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 0.7 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	59	49.3%
Nay	Lost	35	46.7%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	4.0%

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