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Senate vote: Cloture motion // November 2, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jonathan Davidson to be Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury

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

Won the vote · Yea

88 votes, representing 213,342,205 people82.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

11 votes, representing 44,194,564 people17.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.1% 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
YeaWon8882.7%
NayLost1117.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.1%