Michigan State House District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-hd-017
State
Michigan
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
017
Land Area
23.2 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan 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
Wayne County23.17 sq mi100.0%3.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Livonia city12.00 sq mi51.8%33.6%
Detroit city6.83 sq mi29.5%4.9%

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
MI District 1290,737100.0%11.7%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
75,057
Active Voters
70,948 (94.5%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202615,043 (20.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202447,374 (63.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202236,052 (48.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202044,312 (59.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201833,083 (44.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201636,109 (48.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201423,077 (30.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201233,358 (44.4%)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 01/01/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
88,404 (± 2,392)
Median Age
40.3
Median Household Income
$60,268 (± $2,226)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1819,17221.7%
18 to 6452,85659.8%
65 and over16,37618.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,1803.6%
White, not Hispanic38,08043.1%
Black, not Hispanic39,40044.6%
Asian, not Hispanic2,4192.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1040.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic120.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic8130.9%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,3965.0%

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
86,655
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
67,641

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic83,98596.9%
Hispanic2,6713.1%
White38,46344.4%
Black39,86946.0%
Asian1,9022.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native2130.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander80.0%
Two or More Races5140.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic65,83797.3%
Hispanic1,8092.7%
White33,24249.1%
Black29,87644.2%
Asian1,8572.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native7991.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander90.0%
Two or More Races3330.5%

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