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Senate vote: Cloture motion // February 4, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Eric Turner to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 128,430,605 people48.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 138,178,842 people51.8%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 1.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5548.2%
NayLost4551.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%