Factsheet

Young Political Leaders in Wyoming

Young Candidates for Congress 2020

Number of candidates from Wyoming 6
Average age of candidates 58.67
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 0
The youngest candidate Lynnette Grey Bull
born 1977
American Indian/Alaska Native
running for the Democratic Party
Number of female candidates 4 (66.67%)
Average age of female candidates 56.00
Average age of male candidates 64.00
Average age of Democratic candidates 52.00
Average age of Republican candidates 60.00
Wyoming Candidates for Congress 2020: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 4
Generation X 2

Young Candidates for Congress 2018

Number of candidates from Wyoming 7
Average age of candidates 60.40
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 0
The youngest candidate Liz Cheney
born 1966
White
running for the Republican Party
Number of female candidates 1 (14.29%)
Average age of female candidates 52.00
Average age of male candidates 62.50
Average age of Democratic candidates 56.50
Average age of Republican candidates 59.00
Wyoming Candidates for Congress 2018: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 4
Generation X 1
NA 2

Young Elected Leaders in the 116th Congress

Number of legislators from Wyoming 3
Average age of legislators 66.00
Number of legislators age 35 or younger 0
The youngest legislator Liz Cheney
born 1966
White
member of the Republican Party
Number of female legislators 1 (33.33%)
Average age of female legislators 54.00
Average age of male legislators 72.00
Average age of Democratic legislators NaN
Average age of Republican legislators 66.00
Wyoming Members of the 116th Congress: Generations
Generations Number of Congressmembers
Boomer Generation 1
Generation X 1
Silent Generation 1

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 Wyoming, data on candidates 2020 is 100.00 % complete, data on candidates 2018 is 71.43 % complete, and we have 100.00 % of birthyears for Congressmembers.