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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 10, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Stephen Vaden to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

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

Won the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 111,592,617 people41.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 138,894,696 people52.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 8.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4841.9%
NayLost4552.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%