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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 7, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Elbridge Colby to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 116,850,836 people43.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 119,655,959 people44.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.3% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 6.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5343.8%
NayLost3944.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.3%