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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 2, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Charlotte A. Burrows, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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

Won the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 145,179,333 people59.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 94,920,368 people38.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5759.3%
NayLost3938.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.9%