Kemerovo region signifi cantly diff ers from the neighboring regions in the political sphere. For nearly two decades, the region has demonstrated a high degree of support for the United Russia party. Other political parties, both parliamentary and non-parliamentary, enjoy less support than in the rest of the country. The purpose of this article is to study the dynamics of youth activity as candidates for deputies of the Council of People’s Deputies of Kemerovo Region. The data were obtained from the offi cial website of the Election Commission of Kemerovo region – Kuzbass by monitoring the election results of 2008, 2013 and 2018 campaigns. During the three electoral cycles, there has been an increase in the number of young deputies in the regional parliament.