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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 17, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Atul Atmaram Gawande to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 123,438,969 people47.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

31 votes, representing 86,602,265 people33.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 18.5% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 2.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4947.9%
NayLost3133.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken018.5%