TENNESSEE · 11 REPRESENTATIVES
TN REPS ARE23 YEARS OLDERTHAN TN RESIDENTS
THE_AGE_DISCONNECT
BOOMER
MILLENNIAL
62
VS
23_YRS
39
AVG_REP_AGE
AVG_RESIDENT
AVG_YEAR_ELECTED
2016
AVG_TERMS
5
AVG_TENURE
10_YRS
TENNESSEE
9 DISTRICTS · 2 SENATORS
UPPER CHAMBER REPRESENTATION
DEMOGRAPHIC DISPARITY
STATE DELEGATION % (BOOMER + SILENT)64%
POPULATION % (BOOMER + SILENT)30%
STATE_ANALYTICS: TN
How the generational makeup of Tennessee's congressional delegation compares to its voting-age population.
BOOMER
DELEGATION
64%
POPULATION
25%
GEN X
DELEGATION
27%
POPULATION
25%
MILLENNIAL
DELEGATION
9%
POPULATION
34%
SILENT
DELEGATION
0%
POPULATION
5%
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
09
Steve
Cohen
Cohen
Elected: 2007
D
76
BOOMER
04
Scott
DesJarlais
DesJarlais
Elected: 2011
R
62
BOOMER
01
Diana
Harshbarger
Harshbarger
Elected: 2021
R
66
BOOMER
03
Chuck
Fleischmann
Fleischmann
Elected: 2011
R
63
BOOMER
06
John
Rose
Rose
Elected: 2019
R
61
GEN X
02
Tim
Burchett
Burchett
Elected: 2019
R
61
BOOMER
08
David
Kustoff
Kustoff
Elected: 2017
R
59
GEN X
05
Andrew
Ogles
Ogles
Elected: 2023
R
54
GEN X
07
Matt
Van Epps
Van Epps
Elected: 2025
R
43
MILLENNIAL