Kansas State House District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ks-hd-017
State
Kansas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
017
Land Area
14.2 sq mi
Water Area
0.24 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kansas 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
Johnson County14.22 sq mi100.0%3.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Shawnee city9.15 sq mi64.3%21.8%
Lenexa city5.07 sq mi35.6%14.9%

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
KS District 323,226100.0%3.2%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
18,533
Active Voters
17,325 (93.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,11133.0%
Republican7,41240.0%
Unaffiliated4,76225.7%
Other parties2481.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202414,382 (77.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202211,177 (60.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202013,542 (73.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,481 (56.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201610,594 (57.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,999 (37.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20128,261 (44.6%)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 11/03/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
23,319 (± 1,339)
Median Age
39.8
Median Household Income
$114,104 (± $7,271)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
98.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
60.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 184,92921.1%
18 to 6413,65658.6%
65 and over4,73420.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,8407.9%
White, not Hispanic18,86480.9%
Black, not Hispanic7163.1%
Asian, not Hispanic1,0704.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic50.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic00.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8243.5%

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
23,135
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
18,215

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic21,33892.2%
Hispanic1,7987.8%
White19,06082.4%
Black7163.1%
Asian9914.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native20.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races260.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic17,35495.3%
Hispanic8564.7%
White15,70486.2%
Black6793.7%
Asian8664.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1040.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races120.1%

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