Senate vote: Nomination // March 23, 2026

Confirmation: Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security

Name: Confirmation: Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security
Creator: Spoken For

54 votes, representing 127,221,501 peopleof U.S. adults

45 votes, representing 136,389,629 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.1% 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 2.3 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	54	47.7%
Nay	Lost	45	51.2%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	1.1%

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