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How Old Would President ___ Be?
Ages of Declared and Potential 2016 Presidential Candidates on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2017

Are voters looking for a fresh, young face or a more experienced and seasoned figure? Sen. Bernie Sanders stands out at the oldster in the 2016 field. The age question does arise in presidential campaigns. Sen. John McCain faced it when he was the Republican nominee in 2008. McCain would have been 72 years 4.8 months on Inauguration Day Jan. 20, 2009, and some voters did cite his age among the factors for not voting for him. Bob Dole, the 1996 Republican nominee, likewise faced age concerns; he would have been 73 years 6.0 months on Inauguration Day 2009. President Ronald Reagan, during a 1984 campaign debate with Sen. Walter Mondale, famously declared, "I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience." Reagan was 73 at the time. Age is a fair topic for discussion, but as long as a candidate is in good health, up to the job and has a good running mate as backup, the real question isn't his or her age, but the experience he or she would bring to the job, his or her leadership skills, temperament, common sense and problem-solving ability.

B.Jindal
45 years 7.4 mos.

M.Rubio
45 years 8.8 mos.

T.Cruz
46 years 1.0 mo.

S.Walker
49 years 2.6 mos.

R.Paul
54 years 0.5 mo.

C.Christie
54 years 4.5 mos.

R.Santorum
58 years 8.4 mos.

M.Huckabee
61 years 4.9 mos.

L.Graham
61 years 6.5 mos.

C.Fiorina
62 years, 4.5 mos.

J.Bush
63 years 11.3 mos.

J.Kasich
64 years 8.3 mos.

B.Carson
65 years 4.1 mos.

R.Perry
66 years 10.6 mos.

D.Trump
70 years, 7.3 mos.

45.01-50.0

50.01-55.0

55.01-60.0

60.01-65.0

65.01-70.0

70.01-75.0

older than 75

	M.O'Malley 54 years 0.1 mo.	L.Chafee 63 years old, 9.9 mos	H.Clinton 69 years 2.9 mos.	J.Webb 70 years 11.4 mos. J.Biden 74 years 2.0 mos.	B.Sanders 75 years 4.4 mos.

Clinton 46 years 5.1 mos. Obama 46 years 5.6 mos.	G.W.Bush 54 years 6.5 mos.	G.H.W.Bush 64 years 7.3 mos.	Reagan 69 years 11.5 mos.

Ages of recent presidents when they were sworn in:

Obama - 2013	50 years 5.6 mos.
Obama - 2009	46 years 5.6 mos.
Bush - 2005	58 years 6.5 mos.
Bush - 2001	54 years 6.5 mos.
Clinton - 1997	50 years 5.1 mos.
Clinton - 1993	46 years 5.1 mos.
Bush - 1989	64 years 7.3 mos.
Reagan -1985	73 years 11.5 mos.
Reagan - 1981	69 years 11.5 mos.
Carter - 1977	52 years 3.7 mos.
Ford - 1974	61 years 0.9 mos.

Not Running


R.Portman 61 years 1.1 mos	P.Ryan 46 years 11.7 mos.	M.Romney 69 years 10 mos.	M.Pence 57 years 7.5 mos

A.Cuomo 59 years 1.5 mos.