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Senate vote: Cloture motion // October 21, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Douglas L. Parker to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 133,753,679 people51.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 106,483,923 people41.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.8% 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
YeaWon5151.9%
NayLost4741.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.8%