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Senate vote: Cloture motion // January 13, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Peter Gaynor to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security

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

Won the vote · Yea

76 votes, representing 170,079,658 people67.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

8 votes, representing 45,706,309 people18.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 14.6% 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
YeaWon7667.3%
NayLost818.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken014.6%