Factsheet

Young Political Leaders in Georgia

Young Candidates for Congress 2020

Number of candidates from Georgia 55
Average age of candidates 55.30
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 2
The youngest candidate Kandiss Taylor
born 1990
White
running for the Republican Party
Number of female candidates 21 (38.18%)
Average age of female candidates 50.44
Average age of male candidates 58.54
Average age of Democratic candidates 56.06
Average age of Republican candidates 55.67
Georgia Candidates for Congress 2020: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 20
Generation X 15
Millennial Generation 4
Silent Generation 1
NA 15

Young Candidates for Congress 2018

Number of candidates from Georgia 31
Average age of candidates 56.30
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 0
The youngest candidate Charles Enderlin
born 1980
NA
running for the Democratic Party
Number of female candidates 5 (16.13%)
Average age of female candidates 51.00
Average age of male candidates 57.22
Average age of Democratic candidates 55.33
Average age of Republican candidates 57.77
Georgia Candidates for Congress 2018: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 14
Generation X 11
Silent Generation 2
NA 4

Young Elected Leaders in the 116th Congress

Number of legislators from Georgia 15
Average age of legislators 60.13
Number of legislators age 35 or younger 0
The youngest legislator Kelly Loeffler
born 1970
White
member of the Republican Party
Number of female legislators 2 (13.33%)
Average age of female legislators 55.00
Average age of male legislators 60.92
Average age of Democratic legislators 68.50
Average age of Republican legislators 57.09
Georgia Members of the 116th Congress: Generations
Generations Number of Congressmembers
Boomer Generation 8
Generation X 6
Silent Generation 1

Notes

The Young Elected Leaders Project applies the generational categorization of the Pew Research Center:

  • Silent Generation: 1928 – 1945
  • Baby Boomer Generation: 1946 – 1964
  • Generation X: 1965 – 1980
  • Millennial Generation: 1981 – 1996
  • Generation Z: 1997 – 2012

Descriptive statistics on candidates for Congress 2018 and 2020 are based only on those candidates who passed their primaries or who ran as Independent/write-in candidates. The numbers for the 116th Congress are based on data from August 2020.

YELP collects birthday data from a variety of sources such as campaign websites, personal profiles, news articles, voter guides, and from direct contact with candidates and elected officials. However it is not always possible to find information for all. In the case of Georgia, data on candidates 2020 is 72.73 % complete, data on candidates 2018 is 87.10 % complete, and we have 100.00 % of birthyears for Congressmembers.