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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 31, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Dorothy Camille Shea to be Deputy Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 150,658,249 people56.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

36 votes, representing 86,652,340 people32.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.0% 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
YeaWon5456.5%
NayLost3632.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.0%