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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 15, 2017

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Jeffrey A. Rosen to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 111,519,391 people44.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 126,162,049 people50.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.5% 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 5.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5244.3%
NayLost4250.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.5%