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Senate vote: Cloture motion // January 23, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Peter Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 122,072,357 people45.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

49 votes, representing 144,537,089 people54.2%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 4.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5145.8%
NayLost4954.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%