Factsheet

Young Political Leaders in South Dakota

Young Candidates for Congress 2020

Number of candidates from South Dakota 4
Average age of candidates 55.00
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 0
The youngest candidate Dusty Johnson
born 1976
White
running for the Republican Party
Number of female candidates 0 (0.00%)
Average age of female candidates NaN
Average age of male candidates 55.00
Average age of Democratic candidates 47.00
Average age of Republican candidates 55.00
South Dakota Candidates for Congress 2020: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 2
Generation X 2

Young Candidates for Congress 2018

Number of candidates from South Dakota 4
Average age of candidates 56.50
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 0
The youngest candidate Dusty Johnson
born 1976
NA
running for the Republican Party
Number of female candidates 0 (0.00%)
Average age of female candidates NaN
Average age of male candidates 56.50
Average age of Democratic candidates 62.00
Average age of Republican candidates 42.00
South Dakota Candidates for Congress 2018: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 1
Generation X 2
Silent Generation 1

Young Elected Leaders in the 116th Congress

Number of legislators from South Dakota 3
Average age of legislators 56.33
Number of legislators age 35 or younger 0
The youngest legislator Dusty Johnson
born 1976
White
member of the Republican Party
Number of female legislators 0 (0.00%)
Average age of female legislators NaN
Average age of male legislators 56.33
Average age of Democratic legislators NaN
Average age of Republican legislators 56.33
South Dakota Members of the 116th Congress: Generations
Generations Number of Congressmembers
Boomer Generation 2
Generation X 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 South Dakota, data on candidates 2020 is 100.00 % complete, data on candidates 2018 is 100.00 % complete, and we have 100.00 % of birthyears for Congressmembers.