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Senate vote: Cloture motion // March 14, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Kevin K. McAleenan to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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

Won the vote · Yea

79 votes, representing 165,576,017 people65.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

19 votes, representing 84,091,520 people33.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.4% 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
YeaWon7965.4%
NayLost1933.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.4%