Factsheet

Young Political Leaders in Utah

Young Candidates for Congress 2020

Number of candidates from Utah 15
Average age of candidates 54.17
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 1
The youngest candidate John Molnar
born 1991
White
running for a third party or as an Independent
Number of female candidates 1 (6.67%)
Average age of female candidates 57.00
Average age of male candidates 53.91
Average age of Democratic candidates 52.25
Average age of Republican candidates 57.25
Utah Candidates for Congress 2020: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 7
Generation X 4
Millennial Generation 1
NA 3

Young Candidates for Congress 2018

Number of candidates from Utah 26
Average age of candidates 48.83
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 1
The youngest candidate Adam Davis
born 1985
White
running for a third party or as an Independent
Number of female candidates 3 (11.54%)
Average age of female candidates 44.33
Average age of male candidates 49.73
Average age of Democratic candidates 41.80
Average age of Republican candidates 59.40
Utah Candidates for Congress 2018: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 5
Generation X 9
Millennial Generation 4
NA 8

Young Elected Leaders in the 116th Congress

Number of legislators from Utah 6
Average age of legislators 59.50
Number of legislators age 35 or younger 0
The youngest legislator Ben McAdams
born 1974
White
member of the Democratic Party
Number of female legislators 0 (0.00%)
Average age of female legislators NaN
Average age of male legislators 59.50
Average age of Democratic legislators 46.00
Average age of Republican legislators 62.20
Utah Members of the 116th Congress: Generations
Generations Number of Congressmembers
Boomer Generation 4
Generation X 2

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 Utah, data on candidates 2020 is 80.00 % complete, data on candidates 2018 is 69.23 % complete, and we have 100.00 % of birthyears for Congressmembers.