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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 12, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Ronald Stroman to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service

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

Won the vote · Yea

67 votes, representing 171,547,154 people66.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

32 votes, representing 85,504,958 people33.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.3% 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
YeaWon6766.5%
NayLost3233.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.3%