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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 6, 2017

Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 114,843,909 people45.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 136,657,213 people54.3%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 4.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5545.7%
NayLost4554.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%