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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 24, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Fabian Black to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security

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

Won the vote · Yea

66 votes, representing 153,843,685 people60.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

25 votes, representing 67,930,804 people26.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.9% 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
YeaWon6660.4%
NayLost2526.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.9%