Factsheet

Young Political Leaders in Nebraska

Young Candidates for Congress 2020

Number of candidates from Nebraska 12
Average age of candidates 50.67
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 0
The youngest candidate Kate Bolz
born 1979
White
running for a third party or as an Independent
Number of female candidates 2 (16.67%)
Average age of female candidates 45.00
Average age of male candidates 52.29
Average age of Democratic candidates 46.50
Average age of Republican candidates 53.75
Nebraska Candidates for Congress 2020: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 3
Generation X 6
NA 3

Young Candidates for Congress 2018

Number of candidates from Nebraska 9
Average age of candidates 55.67
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 0
The youngest candidate Kara Eastman
born 1971
NA
running for the Democratic Party
Number of female candidates 4 (44.44%)
Average age of female candidates 57.67
Average age of male candidates 53.67
Average age of Democratic candidates 53.00
Average age of Republican candidates 57.00
Nebraska Candidates for Congress 2018: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 4
Generation X 2
NA 3

Young Elected Leaders in the 116th Congress

Number of legislators from Nebraska 5
Average age of legislators 56.80
Number of legislators age 35 or younger 0
The youngest legislator Ben Sasse
born 1972
White
member of the Republican Party
Number of female legislators 1 (20.00%)
Average age of female legislators 69.00
Average age of male legislators 53.75
Average age of Democratic legislators NaN
Average age of Republican legislators 56.80
Nebraska Members of the 116th Congress: Generations
Generations Number of Congressmembers
Boomer Generation 3
Generation X 2

Young Elected Leaders in the State Legislature

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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 Nebraska, data on candidates 2020 is 75.00 % complete, data on candidates 2018 is 66.67 % complete, and we have 100.00 % of birthyears for Congressmembers.