Colorado State House District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
co-hd-017
State
Colorado
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
017
Land Area
34.7 sq mi
Water Area
0.12 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Colorado State House District 17

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
El Paso County34.75 sq mi100.0%1.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Colorado Springs city31.03 sq mi89.3%15.4%
Stratmoor CDP2.63 sq mi7.6%99.5%

Showing all 2 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
CO District 587,587100.0%12.1%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
55,699
Active Voters
44,896 (80.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic11,92921.4%
Republican9,05616.3%
Unaffiliated32,75658.8%
Other parties1,9583.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20269,801 (17.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202428,058 (50.4%)3,265 (5.9%)3,527 (6.3%)
2021–202217,881 (32.1%)2,778 (5.0%)2,469 (4.4%)
2019–202025,373 (45.6%)4,954 (8.9%)3,511 (6.3%)
2017–201815,624 (28.1%)2,508 (4.5%)2,251 (4.0%)
2015–201617,711 (31.8%)1,592 (2.9%)1,823 (3.3%)
2013–201410,470 (18.8%)1,145 (2.1%)1,637 (2.9%)
2011–201213,593 (24.4%)931 (1.7%)1,427 (2.6%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/20/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
85,960 (± 3,118)
Median Age
30.8
Median Household Income
$62,772 (± $2,383)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1822,22825.9%
18 to 6454,90163.9%
65 and over8,83110.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)31,21236.3%
White, not Hispanic35,47941.3%
Black, not Hispanic10,16211.8%
Asian, not Hispanic2,0402.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2080.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic910.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic5360.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,2327.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
79,620
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
58,064

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic53,60467.3%
Hispanic26,01232.7%
White36,02945.3%
Black9,87312.4%
Asian1,7962.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native2080.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander820.1%
Two or More Races2,0052.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic41,91272.2%
Hispanic16,14927.8%
White29,19350.3%
Black8,44414.5%
Asian2,1953.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0491.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander630.1%
Two or More Races1,0491.8%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).