Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 27, 2026

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Walter Clayton to be Director of National Intelligence

Name: Motion to Invoke Cloture: Walter Clayton to be Director of National Intelligence
Creator: Spoken For

51 votes, representing 120,388,502 peopleof U.S. adults

43 votes, representing 128,441,698 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.7% 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 4.8 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	51	45.2%
Nay	Lost	43	48.2%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	6.7%

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