Senate vote: Nomination // April 8, 2025

Confirmation: Elbridge Colby, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

Name: Confirmation: Elbridge Colby, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Creator: Spoken For

54 votes, representing 123,395,584 peopleof U.S. adults

45 votes, representing 137,986,981 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.0% 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 3.7 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	54	46.3%
Nay	Lost	45	51.8%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	2.0%

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