Young Elected Leaders Project – State Legislature Dashboard

The Young Elected Leaders Project tracks the age composition of state legislatures across the country. As data are gathered for each state, it will be listed below. Find your state legislature’s current age snapshot here:


Scroll Below to view age national across America’s State Legislatures

Age in Lower Chambers

On November 4th, 2024, in addition to voting in Presidential and Congressional elections, voters weighed in on control of state legislatures in 44 states. Following those elections, 4,603 representatives took office in 2025 across the lower chambers within these state legislatures. The age of these representatives remains an increasingly fascinating and dynamic aspect. Of those elected, 414 were Young Elected Leaders, aged 35 or under as of Election Day in 2024. Below is the distribution of these representatives within the 44 states that held elections in 2024.

 

Facts within the Lower Chambers

Below is information covering age dynamics in the recently elected to lower chambers across America’s state legislatures

  • the average age within lower chambers was 54.2 years
  • the youngest Representative Lukas Schubert of Montana who was born in 2005
  • the oldest Representative Joseph A. Guthrie of New Hampshire who was born in 1929
  • 414 Representatives are Young Elected Leaders age 35 or younger as of Election Day 2024

Generational Breakdown

Within lower state legislative chambers, most representatives come from the Millennial, Generation X or The Baby Boomer generation. Importantly, only a few members of these current bodies belong to Generation Z. Scroll below to see the generations in the states visualized.

* Ages of 120 members are currently missing, Data comes from the 44 States that held legislative elections in 2024. 

Age by Party – Lower Chambers

Partisan dynamics in the lower chambers across America reflect not only ideological differences but also generational contrasts. The visual below highlights one key distinction: the average age of legislators by party. Overall Republicans have a higher mean age in these lower chambers than Democrats. Differences in average ages may reflect broader trends in political recruitment, generational turnover, and candidate emergence in recent election cycles.

* Ages of 120 members are currently missing, Data comes from the 44 States that held legislative elections in 2024. 

Age in Upper Chambers

On November 4th, 2024, in addition to voting in Presidential and Congressional elections, voters weighed in on control of state legislatures in 44 states. Following those elections, 1,719 representatives took office in 2025 across the upper chambers within these state legislatures. The age of these representatives remains an increasingly fascinating and dynamic aspect. Of those elected, 88 were Young Elected Leaders, aged 35 or under as of Election Day in 2024. Below is the distribution of these representatives within the 44 states that held elections in 2024.

 

 

Facts within the Upper Chambers

Below is information covering age dynamics in the recently elected upper legislative chambers, covering the 1,719 members elected across 44 states:

  • The average age of the members of the upper chambers is 56.85 years
  • The youngest Senator is Claire Cory of North Dakota, who was born in 1998
  • The oldest Senator is Donna Boley of West Virginia, who was born in 1935
  • Currently, 88 members of upper state legislative chambers are Young Elected Leaders, aged 35 or younger as of Election Day 2024

* Ages of 25 members are currently missing, Data comes from the 44 States that held legislative elections in 2024. 

Age by Party – Upper Chambers

In these upper chambers, the average age of Democratic Representatives at the time of the election was 55.18. The average age of Republican Representatives at the time of the election was 58.04. In total, 88 members of the newly elected upper legislative chambers were age 35 or under as of Election Day 2024. 47 are Democrats and 39 are Republicans.

* Ages of 120 members are currently missing, Data comes from the 44 States that held legislative elections in 2024.