CALIFORNIA · 52 REPRESENTATIVES
CA REPS ARE22 YEARS OLDERTHAN CA RESIDENTS
THE_AGE_DISCONNECT
GEN_X
MILLENNIAL
60
VS
22_YRS
38
AVG_REP_AGE
AVG_RESIDENT
AVG_YEAR_ELECTED
2014
AVG_TERMS
6
AVG_TENURE
12_YRS
CALIFORNIA
50 DISTRICTS · 2 SENATORS
UPPER CHAMBER REPRESENTATION
DEMOGRAPHIC DISPARITY
STATE DELEGATION % (BOOMER + SILENT)43%
POPULATION % (BOOMER + SILENT)27%
STATE_ANALYTICS: CA
How the generational makeup of California's congressional delegation compares to its voting-age population.
GEN X
DELEGATION
52%
POPULATION
24%
BOOMER
DELEGATION
35%
POPULATION
22%
SILENT
DELEGATION
8%
POPULATION
5%
MILLENNIAL
DELEGATION
6%
POPULATION
37%
GEN Z
DELEGATION
0%
POPULATION
12%
DATA_NOTE: VOTING-AGE POPULATION ONLY (18+) · GEN_Z CAPPED AT 1997–2012 · SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS ACS
DELEGATION BREAKDOWN
DISTRICT BY DISTRICT FORENSIC AUDIT — SORTED BY AGE GAP
DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVE
PARTY
AGE
GENERATION
AGE GAP VS DISTRICT AVG
43
Maxine
Waters
Waters
Elected: 1991
D
87
SILENT
11
Nancy
Pelosi
Pelosi
Elected: 1987
D
86
SILENT
07
Doris
Matsui
Matsui
Elected: 2005
D
81
SILENT
18
Zoe
Lofgren
Lofgren
Elected: 1995
D
78
BOOMER
08
John
Garamendi
Garamendi
Elected: 2009
D
81
SILENT
21
Jim
Costa
Costa
Elected: 2005
D
74
BOOMER
04
Mike
Thompson
Thompson
Elected: 1999
D
75
BOOMER
26
Julia
Brownley
Brownley
Elected: 2013
D
73
BOOMER
10
Mark
DeSaulnier
DeSaulnier
Elected: 2015
D
74
BOOMER
48
Darrell
Issa
Issa
Elected: 2001
R
72
BOOMER