Factsheet

Young Political Leaders in New York

Young Candidates for Congress 2020

Number of candidates from New York 76
Average age of candidates 48.63
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 10
The youngest candidate Yehudis Gottesfeld
born 1996
NA
running for a third party or as an Independent
Number of female candidates 21 (27.63%)
Average age of female candidates 51.59
Average age of male candidates 47.20
Average age of Democratic candidates 53.12
Average age of Republican candidates 47.44
New York Candidates for Congress 2020: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 18
Generation X 20
Millennial Generation 14
NA 24

Young Candidates for Congress 2018

Number of candidates from New York 67
Average age of candidates 55.51
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 2
The youngest candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
born 1989
NA
running for the Democratic Party
Number of female candidates 24 (35.82%)
Average age of female candidates 51.75
Average age of male candidates 57.45
Average age of Democratic candidates 55.07
Average age of Republican candidates 53.42
New York Candidates for Congress 2018: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 22
Generation X 15
Millennial Generation 5
Silent Generation 5
NA 20

Young Elected Leaders in the 116th Congress

Number of legislators from New York 29
Average age of legislators 57.93
Number of legislators age 35 or younger 3
The youngest legislator Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
born 1989
Hispanic/Latinx
member of the Democratic Party
Number of female legislators 9 (31.03%)
Average age of female legislators 55.67
Average age of male legislators 58.95
Average age of Democratic legislators 59.43
Average age of Republican legislators 52.17
New York Members of the 116th Congress: Generations
Generations Number of Congressmembers
Boomer Generation 13
Generation X 10
Millennial Generation 3
Silent Generation 3

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 New York, data on candidates 2020 is 68.42 % complete, data on candidates 2018 is 70.15 % complete, and we have 100.00 % of birthyears for Congressmembers.