Factsheet

Young Political Leaders in Michigan

Young Candidates for Congress 2020

Number of candidates from Michigan 57
Average age of candidates 52.12
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 6
The youngest candidate Joe Hartman
born 1989
NA
running for a third party or as an Independent
Number of female candidates 18 (31.58%)
Average age of female candidates 51.62
Average age of male candidates 52.36
Average age of Democratic candidates 52.50
Average age of Republican candidates 54.85
Michigan Candidates for Congress 2020: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 18
Generation X 11
Millennial Generation 11
Silent Generation 1
NA 16

Young Candidates for Congress 2018

Number of candidates from Michigan 50
Average age of candidates 53.09
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 2
The youngest candidate Cooper Nye
born 1993
NA
running for a third party or as an Independent
Number of female candidates 16 (32.00%)
Average age of female candidates 50.83
Average age of male candidates 54.45
Average age of Democratic candidates 52.92
Average age of Republican candidates 50.25
Michigan Candidates for Congress 2018: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 14
Generation X 11
Millennial Generation 5
Silent Generation 2
NA 18

Young Elected Leaders in the 116th Congress

Number of legislators from Michigan 16
Average age of legislators 58.44
Number of legislators age 35 or younger 0
The youngest legislator Haley Stevens
born 1983
White
member of the Democratic Party
Number of female legislators 6 (37.50%)
Average age of female legislators 54.67
Average age of male legislators 60.70
Average age of Democratic legislators 56.89
Average age of Republican legislators 63.83
Michigan Members of the 116th Congress: Generations
Generations Number of Congressmembers
Boomer Generation 11
Generation X 4
Millennial 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 Michigan, data on candidates 2020 is 71.93 % complete, data on candidates 2018 is 64.00 % complete, and we have 100.00 % of birthyears for Congressmembers.