In the 119th Congress, the median age of a U.S. senator was 64. In the six previous Congresses, the median age for a U.S. senator was 65 in the118th Congress, 65 in the117th Congress, 63 in the116th Congress, 62 in the115th Congress, 61 in the114th Congress, and 61 in the113th Congress.

The five oldest U.S. senators in the 119th Congress were:

1. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), 91
   
2. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), 83
   
3. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), 82
   
4. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), 81
   
5. Angus King (I-Maine), 80

The five youngest U.S. senators in the 119th Congress were:

1. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), 37
   
2. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), 39
   
3. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), 40
   
4. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), 42
   
5. Andrew Kim (D-N.J.), 42

In the 119th Congress, the median age of a U.S. representative was 57. In the six previous Congresses, the median age for a U.S. representative was 57 in the118th Congress, 58 in the117th Congress, 58 in the116th Congress, 58 in the115th Congress, 57 in the114th Congress, and 57 in the113th Congress.

The five oldest U.S. representatives in the 119th Congress were:

1. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.), 87
   
2. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), 86
   
3. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), 85
   
4. James Clyburn (D-S.C.), 84
   
5. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), 84
   

The five youngest U.S. representatives in the 119th Congress were:

1. Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-Fla.), 27
   
2. Addison McDowell (R-N.C.), 30
   
3. Brandon Gill (R-Texas), 30
   
4. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), 32
   
5. Abraham Hamadeh (R-Ariz.), 33

In the 119th Congress, the median age of aDemocratic U.S. senator was 64. In the six previous Congresses, the median age for aDemocratic U.S. senator was 64.5 in the118th Congress, 64 in the117th Congress, 62 in the116th Congress, 61.5 in the115th Congress, 62.5 in the114th Congress, and 62 in the113th Congress.

The five oldestDemocratic U.S. senators in the 119th Congress were:

1. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), 80
2. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), 78
3. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), 78
4. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), 77
5. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), 77

The five youngestDemocratic U.S. senators in the 119th Congress were:

1. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), 37
2. Andrew Kim (D-N.J.), 42
3. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), 45
4. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), 48
5. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), 51

In the 119th Congress, the median age of aDemocratic U.S. representative was 57. In the six previous Congresses, the median age for aDemocratic U.S. representative was 58 in the 118th Congress, 60 in the 117th Congress, 59 in the 116th Congress, 62 in the 115th Congress, 61 in the 114th Congress, and 60 in the 113th Congress.

The five oldestDemocratic U.S. representatives in the 119th Congress were:

1. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), 86
2. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), 85
3. James Clyburn (D-S.C.), 84
4. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), 84
5. Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.), 83

The five youngestDemocratic U.S. representatives in the 119th Congress were:

1. Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-Fla.), 27
2. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), 32
3. Sarah McBride (D-Del.), 34
4. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), 35
5. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), 35

In the 119th Congress, the median age of aRepublican U.S. senator was 64. In the six previous Congresses, the median age for aRepublican U.S. senator was 65 in the118th Congress, 65 in the117th Congress, 63 in the116th Congress, 62 in the115th Congress, 59.5 in the114th Congress, and 60 in the113th Congress.

The five oldestRepublican U.S. senators in the 119th Congress were:

1. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), 91
2. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), 82
3. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), 81
4. John Boozman (R-Ark.), 74
5. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), 73

The five youngestRepublican U.S. senators in the 119th Congress were:

1. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), 39
2. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), 40
3. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), 42
4. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), 45
5. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), 45

In the 119th Congress, the median age of aRepublican U.S. representative was 57. In the six previous Congresses, the median age for aRepublican U.S. representative was 57 in the 118th Congress, 57 in the 117th Congress, 57 in the 116th Congress, 56 in the 115th Congress, 55 in the 114th Congress, and 54 in the 113th Congress.

The five oldestRepublican U.S. representatives in the 119th Congress were:

1. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.), 87
2. John Carter (R-Texas), 83
3. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), 81
4. Jim Baird (R-Ind.), 79
5. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), 77

The five youngestRepublican U.S. representatives in the 119th Congress were:

1. Addison McDowell (R-N.C.), 30
2. Brandon Gill (R-Texas), 30
3. Abraham Hamadeh (R-Ariz.), 33
4. Rob Bresnahan Jr. (R-Penn.), 34
5. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), 35

In the 119th Congress, the median age of an independent U.S. senator was 81.5. In the six previous Congresses, the median age for an independent U.S. senator was 78 in the118th Congress, 76 in the117th Congress, 75.5 in the116th Congress, 73.5 in the115th Congress, 71.5 in the114th Congress, and 69.5 in the113th Congress.

The two independent U.S. senators in the 119th Congress areBernie Sanders (I-Vt.) who was 83 andAngus King (I-Maine) who was 80.

In the119th Congress, the largest share of theU.S. Senate — 33 U.S. senators or 33.3% of all U.S. senators — were in their sixties. U.S. senators in their sixties also made up the largest share of the chamber in the previous six Congresses.

In the 119th Congress, the smallest share of the U.S. Senate — one U.S. senator or 1.0% of all U.S. senators — were in their nineties. U.S. senators in their thirties made up the smallest share of the chamber in five of the six previous Congresses. The outlier during that period was the118th Congress, during which U.S. senators in their eighties made up the smallest share of the chamber.

In the 119th Congress, the largest share of theU.S. House of Representatives — 150 U.S. representatives or 26.5% of all U.S. representatives — were in their fifties. U.S. representatives in their fifties also made up the largest share of the chamber in the113th Congress and114th Congress. From the 118th Congress to the115th Congress, U.S. representatives in their sixties made up the largest share of the chamber.

In the 119th Congress, the smallest share of the U.S. House — one U.S. representative or 0.2% of all U.S. representatives — were in their twenties. U.S. representatives in their twenties also made up the smallest share of the chamber in four of the six previous Congresses. The outliers during that period were the 115th Congress and the 114th Congress, during which U.S. representatives in their eighties made up the smallest share of the chamber.

In the119th Congress, the largest share of theU.S. Senate — 60 U.S. senators or 60.6% of all U.S. senators — were Baby Boomers. U.S. senators who were Baby Boomers also made up the largest share of the chamber in the previous six Congresses.

In the 119th Congress, the smallest share of the U.S. Senate — five U.S. senators or 5.1% of all U.S. senators — were Millennials. U.S. senators who were Millennials also made up the smallest share of the chamber in the118th Congress. In the117th Congress and116th Congress, U.S. senators who were part of the Silent Generation made up the smallest share of the chamber. In the115th,114th, and113th Congresses, U.S. senators who were part of Generation X made up the smallest share of the chamber.

In the 119th Congress, the largest share of the U.S. House of Representatives — 181 U.S. representatives or 41.7% of all U.S. representatives — were part of Generation X. U.S. representatives who were Baby Boomers made up the largest share of the chamber in the previous six Congresses.

In the 119th Congress, the smallest share of the U.S. House — one U.S. representative or 0.2% of all U.S. representatives — were part of Generation Z. U.S. representatives who were part of Generation Z also made up the smallest share of the chamber in the 118th Congress. In the 117th Congress, U.S. representatives who were part of the Silent Generation made up the smallest share of the chamber. In the116th,115th,114th, and113th Congresses U.S. representatives who were Millennials made up the smallest share of the chamber.

Article I, Section 3, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution sets the minimum age requirement to serve in the U.S. Senate at 30 years of age. There is no maximum age requirement to serve in the chamber. The person must also be a U.S. citizen for at least nine years and a resident of the state they represent at the time of their election. The following text is a transcription of the U.S. Constitution in its original form:

Article I, Section 2, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution sets the minimum age requirement to serve in the U.S. House at 25 years of age. There is no maximum age requirement to serve in the chamber. The person must also be a U.S. citizen for at least seven years and a resident of the state they represent at the time of their election. The following text is a transcription of the U.S. Constitution in its original form: