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U.S. midterms drive largest Senate turnover in nearly 50 years as average senator age stays highest among OECD peers

Foreign Policy · 2026-11-06
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Tuesday’s vote will send at least 15 new senators to Washington in January, the chamber’s biggest turnover in almost five decades, as several octogenarians step down. This month’s IPU Parline data put the mean U.S. senator age at 65.4 years; among OECD legislatures with figures, Poland’s Senate averages 61.9 years and the Netherlands’ upper house 58.4.

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Source: Foreign Policy · via ahirlevel.hu

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