Senate vote: Nomination // January 5, 2026

Confirmation: Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

Name: Confirmation: Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense
Creator: Spoken For

50 votes, representing 127,805,607 peopleof U.S. adults

35 votes, representing 118,335,180 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.7% 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 2.1 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	50	47.9%
Nay	Lost	35	44.4%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	7.7%

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