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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 23, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sarah Bianchi, of Virginia, to be Deputy United States Trade Representative

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

Won the vote · Yea

85 votes, representing 195,210,146 people75.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

13 votes, representing 47,092,595 people18.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% 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
YeaWon8575.7%
NayLost1318.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%