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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 17, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California

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

Won the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 120,953,525 people46.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

24 votes, representing 61,398,139 people23.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 29.3% 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 3.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4746.9%
NayLost2423.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken029.3%