Maryland State Senate District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
md-sd-017
State
Maryland
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
017
Land Area
24.7 sq mi
Water Area
0.18 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Maryland 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
Montgomery County24.75 sq mi100.0%5.0%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Rockville city13.56 sq mi54.8%99.9%
Gaithersburg city8.98 sq mi36.3%86.9%
Aspen Hill CDP0.19 sq mi0.8%2.0%
Travilah CDP0.01 sq mi0.1%0.1%
North Bethesda CDP0.01 sq mi<0.1%0.1%
Redland CDP0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%
Potomac CDP0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 7 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
MD District 668,03250.5%8.7%43.0%
MD District 866,59449.5%8.6%57.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
88,685
Active Voters
81,697 (92.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic49,58855.9%
Republican12,12813.7%
Unaffiliated25,38828.6%
Other parties1,5811.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202459,232 (66.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202237,279 (42.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202053,166 (59.9%)19,942 (22.5%)2,977 (3.4%)
2017–201837,755 (42.6%)11,744 (13.2%)1,398 (1.6%)
2015–201641,212 (46.5%)15,253 (17.2%)3,724 (4.2%)
2013–201420,083 (22.6%)6,933 (7.8%)1,026 (1.2%)
2011–201233,949 (38.3%)4,362 (4.9%)1,764 (2.0%)

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 12/01/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
135,976 (± 1,315)
Median Age
38.4
Median Household Income
$117,507 (± $4,861)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
58.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1829,15821.4%
18 to 6484,68562.3%
65 and over22,13316.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)33,25624.5%
White, not Hispanic50,13636.9%
Black, not Hispanic17,21312.7%
Asian, not Hispanic28,85421.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic890.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic100.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0320.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,3864.0%

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
107,137
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
82,163

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic87,11781.3%
Hispanic20,02018.7%
White48,58845.4%
Black15,64114.6%
Asian19,32218.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1160.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander120.0%
Two or More Races5680.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic70,54285.9%
Hispanic11,61714.1%
White41,11350.0%
Black13,08815.9%
Asian15,75519.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3320.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.0%
Two or More Races2940.4%

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