New Jersey State Senate District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nj-sd-017
State
New Jersey
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
017
Land Area
82.9 sq mi
Water Area
1.76 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Jersey 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
Somerset County46.81 sq mi56.5%15.5%
Middlesex County36.06 sq mi43.5%11.7%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Six Mile Run CDP7.48 sq mi9.0%100.0%
Franklin Center CDP6.60 sq mi8.0%100.0%
Somerset CDP6.33 sq mi7.6%100.0%
New Brunswick city5.23 sq mi6.3%100.0%
East Rocky Hill CDP4.17 sq mi5.0%100.0%
Pleasant Plains CDP3.22 sq mi3.9%100.0%
Franklin Park CDP2.60 sq mi3.1%100.0%
Ten Mile Run CDP2.54 sq mi3.1%100.0%
Griggstown CDP2.45 sq mi3.0%100.0%
East Millstone CDP2.23 sq mi2.7%100.0%
Middlebush CDP1.99 sq mi2.4%100.0%
Weston CDP1.39 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Kingston CDP1.37 sq mi1.6%72.9%
Rutgers University-Busch Campus CDP1.22 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Blackwells Mills CDP1.22 sq mi1.5%15.9%
East Franklin CDP1.09 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Rutgers University-Livingston Campus CDP1.05 sq mi1.3%78.5%
Voorhees CDP0.72 sq mi0.9%100.0%
South Bound Brook borough0.64 sq mi0.8%99.9%
Zarephath CDP0.40 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Clyde CDP0.38 sq mi0.5%100.0%

Showing all 21 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
NJ District 12117,13250.2%15.1%71.0%
NJ District 6116,07049.8%15.0%29.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
143,926
Active Voters
129,035 (89.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic66,47746.2%
Republican19,09413.3%
Unaffiliated56,63539.4%
Other parties1,7201.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202666,255 (46.0%)21,247 (14.8%)4,911 (3.4%)
2023–202486,132 (59.8%)17,720 (12.3%)4,254 (3.0%)
2021–202255,740 (38.7%)14,420 (10.0%)4,283 (3.0%)
2019–202086,052 (59.8%)24,980 (17.4%)4,579 (3.2%)
2017–201858,853 (40.9%)15,236 (10.6%)3,002 (2.1%)
2015–201665,820 (45.7%)17,710 (12.3%)3,742 (2.6%)
2013–201437,201 (25.8%)10,390 (7.2%)2,382 (1.7%)
2011–201254,019 (37.5%)5,358 (3.7%)1,522 (1.1%)

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 01/02/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
235,791 (± 120)
Median Age
34.1
Median Household Income
$112,737 (± $3,063)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
45.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1847,03119.9%
18 to 64157,81666.9%
65 and over30,94413.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)67,65028.7%
White, not Hispanic63,55427.0%
Black, not Hispanic44,95219.1%
Asian, not Hispanic50,64521.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1930.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic430.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2,1310.9%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,6232.8%

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
193,274
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
150,093

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic147,75276.4%
Hispanic45,51823.6%
White62,51632.3%
Black44,37523.0%
Asian36,20818.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1810.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander440.0%
Two or More Races9830.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic122,36881.5%
Hispanic27,72518.5%
White57,16838.1%
Black35,96624.0%
Asian28,29618.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native5230.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander470.0%
Two or More Races5730.4%

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