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Senate vote: Nomination // October 26, 2020

Confirmation: Amy Coney Barrett, of Indiana, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 119,822,305 people47.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 132,874,339 people52.6%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 2.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5247.4%
NayLost4852.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%