May 27, 2019 - Politics & Policy
Chart: The margin of every Supreme Court confirmation vote since 1967
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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 in 2018 with the lowest number of yes votes for a justice in the history of the Supreme Court.
