As of 2023, Baby Boomers made up 65 percent of the United States Senate, and 44.8 percent of the United States House of Representatives. Millennial members made up considerably less of the 118th U.S. Congress, representing 11.8 percent of the House of Representatives and three percent of the Senate.
Distribution of congressional members in the United States in 2023, by generation
* The minimum age for members of Congress is at least 25 years old for the House and 30 years old for the Senate. The source defines Generation Z as those born after 1997.
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FiscalNote. (February 6, 2023). Distribution of congressional members in the United States in 2023, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454934/congressional-members-generation-us/
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