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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 28, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Perdue to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.S. to the People's Republic of China

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

Won the vote · Yea

64 votes, representing 149,238,644 people56.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

27 votes, representing 82,467,672 people30.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.1% 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
YeaWon6456.0%
NayLost2730.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.1%