Senate vote: S.J.Res. 19 // September 11, 2014Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.J.Res. 19

Name: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.J.Res. 19
Creator: Spoken For

42 votes, representing 89,724,899 peopleof U.S. adults

54 votes, representing 135,591,973 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.9% 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 13.3 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Nay	Won	42	36.7%
Yea	Lost	54	55.4%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	7.9%

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

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