North Carolina State Senate District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-sd-017
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
017
Land Area
88 sq mi
Water Area
1.24 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina 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
Wake County88.02 sq mi100.0%10.5%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Cary town26.71 sq mi30.3%43.8%
Apex town15.26 sq mi17.3%56.7%
Morrisville town8.77 sq mi10.0%95.6%
Holly Springs town4.27 sq mi4.8%21.9%
Raleigh city3.36 sq mi3.8%2.2%
Durham city0.03 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 6 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
NC District 4148,63574.9%19.9%76.7%
NC District 249,78025.1%6.7%23.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
137,436
Active Voters
122,949 (89.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic39,81629.0%
Republican24,90018.1%
Unaffiliated71,83452.3%
Other parties8860.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202632,000 (23.3%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024105,278 (76.6%)14,225 (10.4%)13,497 (9.8%)
2021–202268,685 (50.0%)11,054 (8.0%)7,989 (5.8%)
2019–202087,787 (63.9%)26,032 (18.9%)6,481 (4.7%)
2017–201855,825 (40.6%)7,218 (5.3%)740 (0.5%)
2015–201661,148 (44.5%)15,742 (11.5%)14,076 (10.2%)
2013–201434,033 (24.8%)3,789 (2.8%)3,847 (2.8%)
2011–201247,258 (34.4%)10,608 (7.7%)9,316 (6.8%)

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 01/20/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
205,104 (± 3,646)
Median Age
37.0
Median Household Income
$139,144 (± $5,245)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
72.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1852,26025.5%
18 to 64133,21765.0%
65 and over19,6279.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)13,7986.7%
White, not Hispanic104,39450.9%
Black, not Hispanic20,0339.8%
Asian, not Hispanic54,76126.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2660.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic440.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,8210.9%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,9874.9%

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
178,013
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
129,860

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic166,06993.3%
Hispanic11,9436.7%
White104,65758.8%
Black19,68611.1%
Asian34,06419.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2860.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander360.0%
Two or More Races1,0280.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic122,52994.4%
Hispanic7,3375.6%
White81,85963.0%
Black16,52812.7%
Asian22,92217.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native6020.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander380.0%
Two or More Races6790.5%

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