House gets younger, Senate gets older: A look at the age and generation of lawmakers in the 118th Congress
The median age of voting House lawmakers is 57.9 years, while the new Senate’s median age is 65.3 years.
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The median age of voting House lawmakers is 57.9 years, while the new Senate’s median age is 65.3 years.
Even as younger generations gain representation in Congress, older generations still make up the majority of senators and representatives.
The share of Gen Z voters who are Hispanic is significantly higher than the share among other groups of voters.
Even as they age, younger generations in the U.S. tend to be more favorably disposed to groups, leaders and countries beyond their border.
One-in-ten U.S. adults say they have taken part in citizen science in the past year, and 26% say they have ever done so.
Among the changes: Smartphones and social media became the norm, church attendance fell, and same-sex marriage and legalizing marijuana gained support.
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Midterm voter turnout reached a modern high in 2018, and Generation Z, Millennials and Generation X accounted for a narrow majority of those voters
As in 2016, 88% of U.S. adults say its benefits outweigh the risks. And the share who consider its preventive benefits to be “very high” rose by 11 points to 56%.
The 2018 midterm elections significantly boosted the number of Millennials and Generation Xers in the lower chamber.
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