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The average age of Members of the House at the beginning of the 116th Congress was 57.6 years; of Senators, 62.9 years.
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This is a political earthquake waiting to happen. After Friday, abortion is now a life issue for two generations whose views are radically at odds with national policy.
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Americans 49 and under make up 48% of the electorate, but only 39% of voters in 2020. (pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/10/26/what-the-2020-electorate-looks-like-by-party-race-and-ethnicity-age-education-and-religion/ kff.org/other/state-indicator/number-of-individuals-who-voted-in-thousands-and-individuals-who-voted-as-a-share-of-the-voter-population-by-age/?currentTimeframe=0&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Location%22,%22sort%22:%22asc%22%7D)
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Alt text for image… An age stratified comparison chart of public opinion on abortion, with dark bars for "legal in all/most cases" and light bars for illegal in all/most cases." Opinion steadily tilts to legality at the young end, but legal remains the plurality throughout.
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A label has been added to the image: "These people can get pregnant," pointing to the left two age groups, 18-29 and 30-49.
