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Senate vote: Cloture motion // February 24, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jennifer Mulhern Granholm to be Secretary of Energy

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

Won the vote · Yea

67 votes, representing 177,187,444 people68.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

32 votes, representing 76,547,982 people29.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.6% 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
YeaWon6768.7%
NayLost3229.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%