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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 26, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jason Scott Miller to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget

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

Won the vote · Yea

82 votes, representing 212,722,674 people82.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

13 votes, representing 37,336,975 people14.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% 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
YeaWon8282.5%
NayLost1314.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%