New York Assembly District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-hd-017
State
New York
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
017
Land Area
18.3 sq mi
Water Area
0.13 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York Assembly District 17

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Nassau County18.34 sq mi100.0%6.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Levittown CDP5.40 sq mi29.4%79.3%
East Meadow CDP4.57 sq mi24.9%72.4%
North Massapequa CDP2.99 sq mi16.3%100.0%
Massapequa CDP2.28 sq mi12.4%64.0%
South Farmingdale CDP1.65 sq mi9.0%75.2%
Plainedge CDP0.87 sq mi4.7%61.6%
Salisbury CDP0.42 sq mi2.3%23.8%
Massapequa Park village0.16 sq mi0.9%7.1%
Uniondale CDP0.01 sq mi0.1%0.2%
Seaford CDP0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 10 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
NY District 360,79646.5%7.8%44.7%
NY District 437,33428.5%4.8%25.7%
NY District 232,64425.0%4.2%29.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
107,098
Active Voters
101,795 (95.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic31,26029.2%
Republican40,78538.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties4,6864.4%
No party recorded30,36728.4%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202631,352 (29.3%)<10 (—)<10 (—)
2023–202473,938 (69.0%)1,157 (1.1%)2,097 (2.0%)
2021–202255,090 (51.4%)4,607 (4.3%)6,824 (6.4%)
2019–202070,775 (66.1%)6,237 (5.8%)5,392 (5.0%)
2017–201849,875 (46.6%)5,384 (5.0%)3,227 (3.0%)
2015–201657,596 (53.8%)7,350 (6.9%)10,107 (9.4%)
2013–201430,258 (28.3%)2,245 (2.1%)867 (0.8%)
2011–201243,904 (41.0%)190 (0.2%)1,890 (1.8%)

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 01/05/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
129,463 (± 3,362)
Median Age
43.0
Median Household Income
$147,145 (± $5,705)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
45.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1824,88719.2%
18 to 6479,84061.7%
65 and over24,73619.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)19,67115.2%
White, not Hispanic88,62768.5%
Black, not Hispanic3,1602.4%
Asian, not Hispanic14,26811.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic70.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic200.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0180.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,6922.1%

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
124,455
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
99,630

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic106,51285.6%
Hispanic17,94714.4%
White89,29671.7%
Black3,0672.5%
Asian12,2599.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native40.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander190.0%
Two or More Races3050.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic88,01688.3%
Hispanic11,61611.7%
White75,78876.1%
Black2,5902.6%
Asian9,1189.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3190.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander170.0%
Two or More Races1870.2%

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