新美国基金会：2025年年龄差距：美国的选举制度如何强化老年人统治（英文版）

American leadership is older today than at any other time in history. The 118th Congress (2023-2025) had the oldest Senate ever, with a median age of 65, and the third oldest House of Representatives, with a median age of 58. The 119th is nearly the same: a median age of 65 in the Senate and 58 in the House. 1 Former President Joe Biden was the oldest president in the country’s history, and by the end of President Donald Trump’s term, he will break that record. “Gerontocracy” has become a fam