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Senate vote: Nomination // May 25, 2017

Confirmation Amul R. Thapar, of Kentucky, to be United States Circuit Judge

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 111,285,160 people44.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 135,415,742 people53.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.9% 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 5.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5244.2%
NayLost4453.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.9%