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Senate vote: S. 2685 // November 18, 2014Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 2685

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

Won the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 97,000,455 people39.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 147,735,316 people60.4%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 10.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4239.6%
YeaLost5860.4%
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.