Current Data
The Young Elected Leaders Project collects data on young people in politics at federal, state, and local level and provides analyses on the age, gender, and racial composition of political bodies in the U.S.
The United States Congress
YELP Election Watch 2020
Find out all about young candidates running for Congress in the General Election 2020. In our factsheets, you can learn about young candidates in each state and compare the numbers to the Midterm Election 2018 and the 116th Congress.
Learn MoreYoung Candidates for Congress 2018
In the 2018 Midterm Election, 124 Millennials ran for Congress. Do young people running for federal office represent the diversity of its generation? Find out more in our analyses.
Learn MoreYoung Elected Leaders the 116th Congress
Find out how many young candidates got elected to Congress in 2018 and read about the representation of all the generations in the House of Representatives.
Learn MoreYoung Elected Leaders the 115th Congress
Millennials are the largest and most diverse generation in the U.S. today. How was this fact reflected in the make-up of the 115th Congress?
Learn MorePublic Office at State and Local Level
State Legislatures
Read about the generational, gender and ethnic composition of the states’ legislatures and see how Young Elected Leaders compare to other generations in terms of demography and partisanship.
Learn MoreGovernors and Young Leaders
Stay up to date with Governors who started their public careers as Young Elected Leaders and find out about the generational composition of Governors in office.
Learn MoreMayors and Young Leaders
Learn more about young adults serving as mayors and current mayors who began their public careers when they were young.
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