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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 25, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kristen M. Clarke to be an Assistant Attorney General

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 146,525,284 people56.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 109,577,860 people42.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.7% 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
YeaWon5156.8%
NayLost4842.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.7%