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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 23, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Karen Erika Donfried, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (European Affairs and Eurasian Affairs)

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

Won the vote · Yea

65 votes, representing 163,688,371 people63.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

21 votes, representing 45,942,097 people17.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 18.7% 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
YeaWon6563.5%
NayLost2117.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken018.7%