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Senate vote: S. 1752 // March 6, 2014Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 1752

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

Won the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 104,620,951 people42.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 140,114,820 people57.3%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 7.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4542.7%
YeaLost5557.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%

Senate This side won even though more senators, and more Americans, voted the other way. Ending debate needed 60 votes here, not a majority.