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Senate vote: Cloture motion // March 11, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Debra Anne Haaland to be Secretary of the Interior

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 149,115,911 people57.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 99,974,336 people38.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.4% 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
YeaWon5457.8%
NayLost4238.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.4%