Updated Oct 7, 2018 - Politics & Policy

Votes on Supreme Court nominees are getting tighter

Most Supreme Court justices are confirmed by lopsided majorities, but since the 1990s, partisan votes have become more common.

The bottom line: Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed Saturday with the lowest number of yes votes for a justice in the history of the Supreme Court.

Data: United States Senate; Chart: Naema Ahmed, Lazaro Gamio/Axios
Data: United States Senate; Chart: Naema Ahmed, Lazaro Gamio/Axios
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