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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 12, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Polly Ellen Trottenberg to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation

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

Won the vote · Yea

81 votes, representing 198,087,655 people76.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

14 votes, representing 42,489,852 people16.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.7% 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
YeaWon8176.8%
NayLost1416.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.7%