Idaho State Senate District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
id-sd-017
State
Idaho
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
017
Land Area
14.1 sq mi
Water Area
0.09 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Idaho State Senate District 17

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Ada County14.14 sq mi100.0%1.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Boise City city14.14 sq mi100.0%16.6%

Showing all 1 place

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
ID District 252,195100.0%5.7%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
26,846
Active Voters
26,846 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,20023.1%
Republican10,72339.9%
Unaffiliated9,50335.4%
Other parties4201.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20267,847 (29.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202424,026 (89.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202216,489 (61.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202020,054 (74.7%)5,675 (21.1%)3,538 (13.2%)
2017–201815,260 (56.8%)2,030 (7.6%)3,046 (11.3%)
2015–201614,736 (54.9%)855 (3.2%)3,279 (12.2%)
2013–20149,914 (36.9%)867 (3.2%)1,922 (7.2%)
2011–201211,601 (43.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

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 01/12/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
51,492 (± 2,033)
Median Age
36.6
Median Household Income
$70,898 (± $3,822)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
38.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,56018.6%
18 to 6433,45165.0%
65 and over8,48116.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,44012.5%
White, not Hispanic39,89577.5%
Black, not Hispanic1,1032.1%
Asian, not Hispanic1,5933.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic830.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1140.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic1160.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,1484.2%

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
49,547
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
40,334

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic44,08889.0%
Hispanic5,46011.0%
White40,44981.6%
Black9411.9%
Asian1,0342.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native830.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1140.2%
Two or More Races940.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic36,32290.1%
Hispanic4,0129.9%
White33,84283.9%
Black7131.8%
Asian1,2303.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native4171.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander700.2%
Two or More Races730.2%

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