Kansas State Senate District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ks-sd-017
State
Kansas
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
017
Land Area
1,927.5 sq mi
Water Area
35.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kansas 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
Lyon County847.48 sq mi44.0%100.0%
Morris County695.34 sq mi36.1%100.0%
Geary County384.66 sq mi20.0%100.0%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Emporia city12.13 sq mi0.6%97.4%
Junction City city11.55 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Herington city2.71 sq mi0.1%55.5%
Council Grove city2.14 sq mi0.1%100.0%
White City city1.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Americus city1.08 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Burdick CDP1.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Grandview Plaza city0.85 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fort Riley CDP0.77 sq mi<0.1%12.0%
Olpe city0.70 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Milford city0.57 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Neosho Rapids city0.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hartford city0.40 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Dwight city0.36 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Admire city0.32 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Allen city0.28 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wilsey city0.27 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Dunlap city0.25 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Reading city0.21 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bushong city0.15 sq mi<0.1%99.7%
Parkerville city0.13 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Latimer city0.06 sq mi<0.1%99.5%

Showing all 22 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 274,304100.0%10.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
43,054
Active Voters
41,530 (96.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic9,42721.9%
Republican18,08142.0%
Unaffiliated14,75234.3%
Other parties7941.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202425,796 (59.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202217,931 (41.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202024,138 (56.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201816,858 (39.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201617,708 (41.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201412,302 (28.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201214,531 (33.8%)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
73,341
Median Age
30.0
Median Household Income
$59,392 (± $2,010)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1819,60926.7%
18 to 6444,04260.1%
65 and over9,69013.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14,06219.2%
White, not Hispanic46,43963.3%
Black, not Hispanic5,5967.6%
Asian, not Hispanic1,6422.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2140.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic3770.5%
Some other race, not Hispanic1910.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,8206.6%

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
69,834
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
50,513

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic58,24883.4%
Hispanic11,58816.6%
White46,92967.2%
Black5,4897.9%
Asian1,1331.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native2230.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3290.5%
Two or More Races6000.9%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic43,61686.3%
Hispanic6,89013.6%
White35,96871.2%
Black4,8709.6%
Asian1,4082.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0742.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1750.3%
Two or More Races3100.6%

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