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Senate vote: Cloture motion // February 25, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Miguel A. Cardona to be Secretary of Education

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

Won the vote · Yea

66 votes, representing 191,373,675 people74.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

32 votes, representing 64,709,485 people25.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.7% 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
YeaWon6674.2%
NayLost3225.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.7%