This statistic shows the number of confirmation votes received by confirmed U.S. Supreme Court judges since the confirmation of Justice Scalia in 1986, by party. Elena Kagan, confirmed in 2010, received 56 votes from Democrats, 5 from Republicans, and 2 votes from Independents.
Senate confirmation votes for confirmed U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominations from Scalia to Jackson, by party
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US Senate. (April 7, 2022). Senate confirmation votes for confirmed U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominations from Scalia to Jackson, by party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696558/confirmation-vote-breakdown-of-us-sepreme-court-justices-by-party/
US Senate. "Senate confirmation votes for confirmed U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominations from Scalia to Jackson, by party ." Chart. April 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696558/confirmation-vote-breakdown-of-us-sepreme-court-justices-by-party/
US Senate. (2022). Senate confirmation votes for confirmed U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominations from Scalia to Jackson, by party . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696558/confirmation-vote-breakdown-of-us-sepreme-court-justices-by-party/
US Senate. "Senate Confirmation Votes for Confirmed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Nominations from Scalia to Jackson, by Party ." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696558/confirmation-vote-breakdown-of-us-sepreme-court-justices-by-party/
US Senate, Senate confirmation votes for confirmed U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominations from Scalia to Jackson, by party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696558/confirmation-vote-breakdown-of-us-sepreme-court-justices-by-party/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Senate confirmation votes for confirmed U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominations from Scalia to Jackson, by party [Graph], US Senate, April 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/696558/confirmation-vote-breakdown-of-us-sepreme-court-justices-by-party/