Montana State House District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mt-hd-017
State
Montana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
017
Land Area
4,481.5 sq mi
Water Area
39.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Montana 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
Lewis and Clark County2738.27 sq mi61.1%79.2%
Teton County1743.21 sq mi38.9%76.7%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lincoln CDP17.55 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Helena Valley Northwest CDP13.44 sq mi0.3%82.1%
New Rockport Colony CDP3.51 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bynum CDP1.63 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Choteau city1.46 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Augusta CDP0.92 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Gilman CDP0.65 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Marysville CDP0.50 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Milford Colony CDP0.44 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Miller Colony CDP0.37 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fairfield town0.31 sq mi<0.1%99.6%
Craig CDP0.30 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Rockport Colony CDP0.22 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Wolf Creek CDP0.21 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Pendroy CDP0.17 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 15 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
MT District 210,912100.0%2.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
8,208
Active Voters
7,199 (87.7%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20246,691 (81.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20225,330 (64.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20206,558 (79.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20185,471 (66.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20164,995 (60.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20144,166 (50.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20124,094 (49.9%)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 09/10/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
10,681 (± 840)
Median Age
48.6
Median Household Income
$75,355 (± $9,383)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 182,31321.7%
18 to 645,77454.1%
65 and over2,59424.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2232.1%
White, not Hispanic9,74591.2%
Black, not Hispanic170.2%
Asian, not Hispanic60.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1261.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1561.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4083.8%

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
10,668
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
8,355

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic10,45198.0%
Hispanic2192.1%
White10,01593.9%
Black170.2%
Asian80.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1271.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races460.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic8,21498.3%
Hispanic1411.7%
White7,88394.4%
Black180.2%
Asian100.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2593.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races480.6%

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