America’s candidates are getting younger
The median candidate age has dropped over the past few cycles by five years
Introduction
In partnership with Indigo, we recently matched over 250,000 unique candidates from our database to the voter file. Now, for the first time, we can offer an unprecedented look at the demographics of those running for office across the country including breakdowns by gender, race, age, income and more.
In this installment, we focus on age among candidates seeking office in America.