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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 23, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Daniel Zimmerman to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

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

Won the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 141,503,472 people53.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

33 votes, representing 110,935,453 people41.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.3% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5853.1%
NayLost3341.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.3%