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Senate vote: Cloture motion // March 1, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Gina Marie Raimondo, of Rhode Island, to be Secretary of Commerce

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

Won the vote · Yea

84 votes, representing 210,845,498 people81.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

15 votes, representing 44,309,847 people17.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.1% 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
YeaWon8481.8%
NayLost1517.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.1%