Factsheet

Young Political Leaders in New Mexico

Young Candidates for Congress 2020

Number of candidates from New Mexico 10
Average age of candidates 59.62
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 0
The youngest candidate Xochitl Torres Small
born 1984
Hispanic/Latinx
running for the Democratic Party
Number of female candidates 6 (60.00%)
Average age of female candidates 54.40
Average age of male candidates 68.33
Average age of Democratic candidates 51.25
Average age of Republican candidates 57.50
New Mexico Candidates for Congress 2020: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 5
Generation X 1
Millennial Generation 1
Silent Generation 1
NA 2

Young Candidates for Congress 2018

Number of candidates from New Mexico 11
Average age of candidates 50.60
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 0
The youngest candidate Xochitl Torres-Small
born 1984
Hispanic/Latinx
running for the Democratic Party
Number of female candidates 4 (36.36%)
Average age of female candidates 53.00
Average age of male candidates 49.00
Average age of Democratic candidates 46.25
Average age of Republican candidates 57.67
New Mexico Candidates for Congress 2018: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 4
Generation X 4
Millennial Generation 2
NA 1

Young Elected Leaders in the 116th Congress

Number of legislators from New Mexico 5
Average age of legislators 53.00
Number of legislators age 35 or younger 1
The youngest legislator Xochitl Torres Small
born 1984
Hispanic/Latinx
member of the Democratic Party
Number of female legislators 2 (40.00%)
Average age of female legislators 48.00
Average age of male legislators 56.33
Average age of Democratic legislators 53.00
Average age of Republican legislators NaN
New Mexico Members of the 116th Congress: Generations
Generations Number of Congressmembers
Boomer Generation 2
Generation X 2
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 New Mexico, data on candidates 2020 is 80.00 % complete, data on candidates 2018 is 90.91 % complete, and we have 100.00 % of birthyears for Congressmembers.