ILLINOIS · 19 REPRESENTATIVES
IL REPS ARE23 YEARS OLDERTHAN IL RESIDENTS
THE_AGE_DISCONNECT
BOOMER
MILLENNIAL
62
VS
23_YRS
39
AVG_REP_AGE
AVG_RESIDENT
AVG_YEAR_ELECTED
2013
AVG_TERMS
6
AVG_TENURE
13_YRS
ILLINOIS
17 DISTRICTS · 2 SENATORS
UPPER CHAMBER REPRESENTATION
DEMOGRAPHIC DISPARITY
STATE DELEGATION % (BOOMER + SILENT)53%
POPULATION % (BOOMER + SILENT)29%
STATE_ANALYTICS: IL
How the generational makeup of Illinois's congressional delegation compares to its voting-age population.
BOOMER
DELEGATION
37%
POPULATION
24%
GEN X
DELEGATION
37%
POPULATION
25%
SILENT
DELEGATION
16%
POPULATION
5%
MILLENNIAL
DELEGATION
11%
POPULATION
34%
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
07
Danny
Davis
Davis
Elected: 1997
D
84
SILENT
09
Jan
Schakowsky
Schakowsky
Elected: 1999
D
81
SILENT
04
Chuy
García
García
Elected: 2019
D
70
BOOMER
11
Bill
Foster
Foster
Elected: 2008
D
70
BOOMER
02
Robin
Kelly
Kelly
Elected: 2013
D
70
BOOMER
05
Mike
Quigley
Quigley
Elected: 2009
D
67
BOOMER
10
Brad
Schneider
Schneider
Elected: 2013
D
64
BOOMER
15
Mary
Miller
Miller
Elected: 2021
R
66
BOOMER
12
Mike
Bost
Bost
Elected: 2015
R
65
BOOMER
01
Jonathan
Jackson
Jackson
Elected: 2023
D
60
GEN X