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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 16, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Antony Blinken, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of State.

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 128,274,613 people52.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 92,853,719 people37.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.6% 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
YeaWon5352.4%
NayLost4037.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.6%