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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 29, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jonathan Eugene Meyer to be General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 151,263,085 people58.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 104,779,405 people40.6%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
YeaWon5258.7%
NayLost4640.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.7%