Michigan State Senate District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-sd-017
State
Michigan
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
017
Land Area
2,441.8 sq mi
Water Area
1,065.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan 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
Branch County506.41 sq mi20.7%100.0%
St. Joseph County500.60 sq mi20.5%100.0%
Cass County490.11 sq mi20.1%100.0%
Berrien County343.38 sq mi14.1%60.5%
Calhoun County278.87 sq mi11.4%39.5%
Hillsdale County178.05 sq mi7.3%29.8%
Jackson County144.32 sq mi5.9%20.6%

Showing all 7 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Coldwater city9.65 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Sturgis city6.77 sq mi0.3%97.4%
Niles city5.79 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Three Rivers city5.56 sq mi0.2%99.5%
Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert CDP4.53 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Dowagiac city4.45 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Albion city4.41 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Bridgman city2.89 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Litchfield city2.78 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Buchanan city2.52 sq mi0.1%100.0%
New Buffalo city2.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cassopolis village2.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Constantine village1.62 sq mi0.1%98.8%
Quincy village1.56 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Concord village1.49 sq mi0.1%99.3%
Centreville village1.48 sq mi0.1%100.0%
White Pigeon village1.41 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Homer village1.40 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Colon village1.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bronson city1.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Union City village1.37 sq mi0.1%94.5%
New Troy CDP1.32 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Springport village1.26 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Three Oaks village1.09 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Reading city1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 42 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 5270,347100.0%34.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
223,109
Active Voters
208,113 (93.3%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202627,990 (12.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024137,019 (61.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202299,296 (44.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020118,413 (53.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201882,596 (37.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201691,168 (40.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201452,957 (23.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201279,079 (35.4%)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
270,347 (± 1,018)
Median Age
42.0
Median Household Income
$65,446 (± $1,041)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1860,24922.3%
18 to 64154,80157.3%
65 and over55,29720.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)17,1366.3%
White, not Hispanic225,76683.5%
Black, not Hispanic10,7724.0%
Asian, not Hispanic2,4320.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6290.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic370.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,5610.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic12,0144.4%

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
264,880
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
204,843

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic251,08894.8%
Hispanic13,7885.2%
White229,12186.5%
Black10,3113.9%
Asian1,8430.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native6280.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander300.0%
Two or More Races6560.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic197,04696.2%
Hispanic7,7953.8%
White181,71688.7%
Black10,1435.0%
Asian2,3641.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,5681.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander70.0%
Two or More Races3710.2%

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