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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 21, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Terrance Cole to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement

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

Won the vote · Yea

44 votes, representing 93,253,881 people35.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 129,596,374 people48.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 16.4% 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 15.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4435.0%
NayLost4348.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken016.4%