Nevada State Senate District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nv-sd-017
State
Nevada
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
017
Land Area
19,665.6 sq mi
Water Area
195.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Nevada 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
Churchill County4950.16 sq mi25.2%100.0%
Nye County4668.64 sq mi23.7%25.7%
Mineral County3751.28 sq mi19.1%100.0%
Esmeralda County3581.89 sq mi18.2%100.0%
Lyon County2003.07 sq mi10.2%100.0%
Douglas County710.48 sq mi3.6%100.0%

Showing all 6 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fernley city121.31 sq mi0.6%98.8%
Smith Valley CDP101.96 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Silver Springs CDP71.62 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Dyer CDP35.14 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Dayton CDP34.90 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Yerington city29.46 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Johnson Lane CDP21.87 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Kingsbury CDP21.81 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Indian Hills CDP14.61 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Topaz Ranch Estates CDP14.39 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Schurz CDP11.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gardnerville Ranchos CDP10.32 sq mi0.1%100.0%
East Valley CDP9.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fish Springs CDP9.19 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Genoa CDP9.19 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Tonopah CDP9.14 sq mi<0.1%98.7%
Double Spring CDP8.77 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Stagecoach CDP8.35 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Round Hill Village CDP5.79 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Gardnerville CDP4.80 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Skyland CDP4.36 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Glenbrook CDP3.79 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fallon city3.71 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Minden CDP3.70 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fallon Station CDP2.84 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 39 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
NV District 2133,86793.1%17.2%34.9%
NV District 49,9026.9%1.3%65.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
130,851
Active Voters
107,313 (82.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic19,09614.6%
Republican59,75845.7%
Unaffiliated43,45433.2%
Other parties8,5436.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202486,163 (65.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202280,078 (61.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202073,927 (56.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201844,896 (34.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201644,401 (33.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201426,505 (20.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201233,157 (25.3%)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 01/20/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
147,067 (± 729)
Median Age
46.6
Median Household Income
$82,491 (± $3,408)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1827,53318.7%
18 to 6481,72455.6%
65 and over37,81025.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)24,07516.4%
White, not Hispanic106,50372.4%
Black, not Hispanic1,8671.3%
Asian, not Hispanic2,5971.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2,9162.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1220.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,1300.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,8575.3%

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
143,077
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
115,721

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic121,90985.2%
Hispanic21,16914.8%
White108,91476.1%
Black1,6681.2%
Asian2,3741.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,9702.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1210.1%
Two or More Races7320.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic101,46787.7%
Hispanic14,25012.3%
White91,49779.1%
Black2,3472.0%
Asian2,6822.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native4,4003.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1170.1%
Two or More Races4490.4%

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