Minnesota State Senate District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-sd-017
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
017
Land Area
1,527.3 sq mi
Water Area
54.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota 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
Sibley County588.83 sq mi38.6%100.0%
McLeod County491.51 sq mi32.2%100.0%
Carver County218.38 sq mi14.3%61.7%
Meeker County159.46 sq mi10.4%26.2%
Wright County69.08 sq mi4.5%10.4%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Carver city13.48 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Hutchinson city8.48 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Glencoe city3.16 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Watertown city2.63 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Norwood Young America city2.39 sq mi0.2%96.9%
Darwin city1.99 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Winsted city1.89 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gaylord city1.86 sq mi0.1%98.6%
Dassel city1.68 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Arlington city1.61 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cokato city1.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Winthrop city1.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Henderson city1.07 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Green Isle city1.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
New Germany city0.99 sq mi0.1%99.6%
Lester Prairie city0.89 sq mi0.1%88.9%
Stewart city0.81 sq mi0.1%100.0%
New Auburn city0.68 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Gibbon city0.66 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Le Sueur city0.55 sq mi<0.1%10.5%
Silver Lake city0.41 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Brownton city0.40 sq mi<0.1%98.7%
Plato city0.35 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Hamburg city0.20 sq mi<0.1%97.0%
Biscay city0.08 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

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Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
MN District 758,37768.8%8.2%81.2%
MN District 626,44931.2%3.7%18.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
57,512
Active Voters
57,512 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026<10 (—)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202450,457 (87.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202238,880 (67.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202044,741 (77.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201833,388 (58.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201638,389 (66.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201425,272 (43.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201234,859 (60.6%)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 01/11/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
85,076 (± 485)
Median Age
40.9
Median Household Income
$84,259 (± $2,047)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1820,06523.6%
18 to 6448,89857.5%
65 and over16,11318.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,4746.4%
White, not Hispanic75,88689.2%
Black, not Hispanic4770.6%
Asian, not Hispanic8010.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1020.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic420.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1780.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,1162.5%

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
83,655
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
63,864

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic79,38094.9%
Hispanic4,2735.1%
White76,53591.5%
Black4590.5%
Asian7450.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1020.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander230.0%
Two or More Races3420.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic61,58296.4%
Hispanic2,2833.6%
White59,74793.6%
Black4850.8%
Asian7291.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native3670.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander110.0%
Two or More Races2470.4%

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