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Senate vote: Cloture motion // January 24, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Samuel Dale Brownback to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 105,302,528 people41.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

49 votes, representing 142,542,288 people56.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.1% 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 8.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4941.6%
NayLost4956.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%