* Generational cohorts are based on Pew Research definitions.
* Gen Z (1997–2012): The minimum age for the Senate is 30; the oldest Gen Z members turn 28 this year, making them ineligible to serve until 2027.
xMercurex on
You should add the general population for comparaison.
Fuck_You_Andrew on
No one in Gen Z is old enough to be a senator. Next are you going to show me that no one in Gen Alpha has received a drivers license?
parkotron on
Of course there are no Gen-Z senators: they’re all still in high sch… <does some quick mental subtraction> … Fuck. I’m old.
TheEruditeBaller on
This is precisely what “Ok Boomer” looks like in chart form.
4 millenials is the real issue …
Youngest people are born in 1980…
BroseppeVerdi on
In fairness to the Zoomers, you have to be 30 to be constitutionally eligible to serve in the Senate.
TheDadThatGrills on
More silent generation reps than Millennials, when they should be one of the largest groupings, is absolutely disgusting
Soviet_Russia321 on
The idea of a man from the 1940s governing America in the 2020s is absurd. Ballparking it, nobody who remembers the moon landing should be anything more than a personal advisor to the legislature.
LusciousJ on
Here’s what it looks like compared to eligible population percentages
The first millenial to reach retirement age will be in 2048; 23 years from now.
Boomers pulled it off, honestly.
It wasn’t accidental, they aren’t stupid, and you have to hand it to them. While everyone made fun of all these old doddering asses in leadership, how “stupid” they were, no one noticed the long game they were playing the entire time. They redrew lines, planted local election boards with their hand picks, and slow walked two entire generations into finding it normal for a family to have no parents at home because it isn’t mandatory that an 80 hour per week job pays enough to afford gas and food, with lives basically owned by the corporations who determine if we are worthy of seeing a doctor.
It’s why they rained hellfire down on things like the laws that used to mandate that children’s shows have at least perfunctory learning moments. The PSAs of the 80’s were targetted by legislation until they were done away with because of all the messages that told kids that girls and gays could do things, too. It’s why you don’t actually know what local radio station or broadcast network really is anymore (hint: it’s not just people that live in your state while working for Clear Channel or Sinclair).
They killed every law that stopped wealthy people and businesses from owning as much of all forms of media nationwide as possible.
It’s why they immediately leapt out into the open to stop LLM AI from being regulated. They saw what happened when TV and radio had legal guardrails — their money couldn’t drown out news and logic.
Anyway, so, y’know “not OK, boomers.”
leonprimrose on
gen z is not 1997-present. Every other line you have the generation date range except for gen z. Gen Alpha starts at 2012 I believe. and Gen Beta starts this year. Not that they could be included in the list because they’re too young. But Gen Z is not “to present” all the same
Zanian19 on
Where I’m from (Denmark), the average age of what our equivalent of senators are, is 47. As far as I know, it’s never dipped above 50.
Why don’t you people get rid of your lawmakers once they can’t even dress themselves anymore? If there’s a position that requires a bright mind, it’s that.
Immediate-Purple-374 on
“Senate” is the English form of the Latin “senatus”, meaning “council of elders”, which itself derives from the Latin “senex”, meaning “old man”. So in a way we are returning to the original Roman understanding of the senate.
andreasmodugno on
Really?? No Gen Z Senators? Oh that’s right….you have to be 30 years old to be a Senator.
mspk7305 on
Constitution says you must be 30 years old to be a senator so there will not be any Gen Z in the Senate until 2028 at the earliest.
phdoofus on
Now show how it’s been any different over the last 100 years.
TheAskewOne on
Two thirds of the Senate are over 60. Great. At least Senate is living up to its name, after all in Latin it means “assembly of the old men”.
reichrunner on
Really need to remove the Gen Z line since legally, none of them can be senators yet.
hardMarble on
We need to start calling Baby Boomers by their old name, The Me Generation
saphireblue112 on
The fact there is a supermajority born pre-moon landing tells you everything wrong with how broken our system is.
Dosequis117 on
Zoomers aren’t legally allowed to run for senate yet so exclude them from the data set haha
FrankLangellasBalls on
The world will be a better place when the boomers are gone. The most entitled, selfish, dishonest, corrupt generation there ever could be.
fibonacciii on
Explains a lot. Boomers crafting policies in their interest, not the collective benefit of the country. Vote them out and tax them.
Fun_Alternative_2086 on
millennials are just the worst in all aspects..why not participate in politics? not interested in insider trading or what?
rsae_majoris on
You have to be 30 to be in the Senate. Why is a Gen Z data point included?
![[OC] The Generational Gap in the U.S. Congress](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/srf4ho47075g1.png "[OC] The Generational Gap in the U.S. Congress")
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Source: Public Senate data, [senatordb.com](http://senatordb.com/explore/generations). Tool: Custom PHP/Chart.js
Notes:
* Generational cohorts are based on Pew Research definitions.
* Gen Z (1997–2012): The minimum age for the Senate is 30; the oldest Gen Z members turn 28 this year, making them ineligible to serve until 2027.
You should add the general population for comparaison.
No one in Gen Z is old enough to be a senator. Next are you going to show me that no one in Gen Alpha has received a drivers license?
Of course there are no Gen-Z senators: they’re all still in high sch… <does some quick mental subtraction> … Fuck. I’m old.
This is precisely what “Ok Boomer” looks like in chart form.
Gen Z can’t be senators until they hit 30
That’s shows only the Senate.
I prefer this visualization:
https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/s/KZ5s9QzNNJ
Y’all got any of them term limits?
4 millenials is the real issue …
Youngest people are born in 1980…
In fairness to the Zoomers, you have to be 30 to be constitutionally eligible to serve in the Senate.
More silent generation reps than Millennials, when they should be one of the largest groupings, is absolutely disgusting
The idea of a man from the 1940s governing America in the 2020s is absurd. Ballparking it, nobody who remembers the moon landing should be anything more than a personal advisor to the legislature.
Here’s what it looks like compared to eligible population percentages
https://preview.redd.it/tx0x1szl575g1.png?width=1653&format=png&auto=webp&s=4a680823f0e09f2bea0e462b1be2540851246c16
This only the Senate. Where’s the House numbers?
https://preview.redd.it/bdbcwslc875g1.jpeg?width=740&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ab6196ac9a016592b3ba71df266db180b24fbff8
Added the age range as this may make it easier 😉
The first millenial to reach retirement age will be in 2048; 23 years from now.
Boomers pulled it off, honestly.
It wasn’t accidental, they aren’t stupid, and you have to hand it to them. While everyone made fun of all these old doddering asses in leadership, how “stupid” they were, no one noticed the long game they were playing the entire time. They redrew lines, planted local election boards with their hand picks, and slow walked two entire generations into finding it normal for a family to have no parents at home because it isn’t mandatory that an 80 hour per week job pays enough to afford gas and food, with lives basically owned by the corporations who determine if we are worthy of seeing a doctor.
It’s why they rained hellfire down on things like the laws that used to mandate that children’s shows have at least perfunctory learning moments. The PSAs of the 80’s were targetted by legislation until they were done away with because of all the messages that told kids that girls and gays could do things, too. It’s why you don’t actually know what local radio station or broadcast network really is anymore (hint: it’s not just people that live in your state while working for Clear Channel or Sinclair).
They killed every law that stopped wealthy people and businesses from owning as much of all forms of media nationwide as possible.
It’s why they immediately leapt out into the open to stop LLM AI from being regulated. They saw what happened when TV and radio had legal guardrails — their money couldn’t drown out news and logic.
Anyway, so, y’know “not OK, boomers.”
gen z is not 1997-present. Every other line you have the generation date range except for gen z. Gen Alpha starts at 2012 I believe. and Gen Beta starts this year. Not that they could be included in the list because they’re too young. But Gen Z is not “to present” all the same
Where I’m from (Denmark), the average age of what our equivalent of senators are, is 47. As far as I know, it’s never dipped above 50.
Why don’t you people get rid of your lawmakers once they can’t even dress themselves anymore? If there’s a position that requires a bright mind, it’s that.
“Senate” is the English form of the Latin “senatus”, meaning “council of elders”, which itself derives from the Latin “senex”, meaning “old man”. So in a way we are returning to the original Roman understanding of the senate.
Really?? No Gen Z Senators? Oh that’s right….you have to be 30 years old to be a Senator.
Constitution says you must be 30 years old to be a senator so there will not be any Gen Z in the Senate until 2028 at the earliest.
Now show how it’s been any different over the last 100 years.
Two thirds of the Senate are over 60. Great. At least Senate is living up to its name, after all in Latin it means “assembly of the old men”.
Really need to remove the Gen Z line since legally, none of them can be senators yet.
We need to start calling Baby Boomers by their old name, The Me Generation
The fact there is a supermajority born pre-moon landing tells you everything wrong with how broken our system is.
Zoomers aren’t legally allowed to run for senate yet so exclude them from the data set haha
The world will be a better place when the boomers are gone. The most entitled, selfish, dishonest, corrupt generation there ever could be.
Explains a lot. Boomers crafting policies in their interest, not the collective benefit of the country. Vote them out and tax them.
millennials are just the worst in all aspects..why not participate in politics? not interested in insider trading or what?
You have to be 30 to be in the Senate. Why is a Gen Z data point included?