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Senate vote: Cloture motion // February 2, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Amy Gutmann to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Germany

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 156,679,531 people60.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

37 votes, representing 76,797,696 people29.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.3% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5460.2%
NayLost3729.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.3%