Iowa State House District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-hd-017
State
Iowa
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
017
Land Area
1,913.3 sq mi
Water Area
10 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa 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
Ringgold County535.50 sq mi28.0%100.0%
Taylor County531.90 sq mi27.8%100.0%
Adams County423.43 sq mi22.1%100.0%
Union County246.24 sq mi12.9%58.1%
Page County176.23 sq mi9.2%32.9%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Creston city5.19 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Clarinda city5.10 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Mount Ayr city2.70 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sun Valley Lake CDP2.05 sq mi0.1%99.5%
Lenox city1.90 sq mi0.1%99.3%
Bedford city1.61 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Corning city1.56 sq mi0.1%95.6%
Clearfield city1.19 sq mi0.1%100.0%
College Springs city1.12 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Afton city1.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Redding city0.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Diagonal city0.91 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Benton city0.76 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Carbon city0.75 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Beaconsfield city0.73 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Tingley city0.68 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Nodaway city0.67 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kellerton city0.65 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Blockton city0.64 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Maloy city0.62 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Braddyville city0.56 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Arispe city0.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kent CDP0.49 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Shannon City city0.44 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Prescott city0.43 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 35 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
IA District 331,748100.0%4.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
20,592
Active Voters
17,539 (85.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,13715.2%
Republican10,94053.1%
Unaffiliated6,37431.0%
Other parties1410.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,131 (24.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202416,119 (78.3%)423 (2.1%)2,659 (12.9%)
2021–202212,036 (58.4%)880 (4.3%)3,432 (16.7%)
2019–202015,032 (73.0%)1,470 (7.1%)4,960 (24.1%)
2017–201811,158 (54.2%)1,043 (5.1%)1,577 (7.7%)
2015–201612,471 (60.6%)673 (3.3%)2,455 (11.9%)
2013–20148,740 (42.4%)243 (1.2%)1,867 (9.1%)
2011–201210,931 (53.1%)269 (1.3%)2,131 (10.3%)

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
31,342 (± 285)
Median Age
42.7
Median Household Income
$60,432 (± $2,289)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,69021.3%
18 to 6417,55356.0%
65 and over7,09922.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,2794.1%
White, not Hispanic28,44190.7%
Black, not Hispanic3711.2%
Asian, not Hispanic1640.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic690.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic630.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9553.0%

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
31,004
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
24,314

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic29,94696.6%
Hispanic1,0603.4%
White28,61592.3%
Black3691.2%
Asian600.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native680.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races200.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic23,62997.2%
Hispanic6832.8%
White22,81593.8%
Black3411.4%
Asian1050.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native3641.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races70.0%

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