New York State Senate District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-017
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
017
Land Area
6.15 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York 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
Kings County6.15 sq mi100.0%8.9%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New York city6.15 sq mi100.0%2.0%

Showing all 1 place

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 11184,40957.7%23.7%52.2%
NY District 1083,03626.0%10.7%32.2%
NY District 943,63213.7%5.6%11.8%
NY District 88,4732.7%1.1%3.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
135,149
Active Voters
128,587 (95.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic69,17651.2%
Republican20,61715.3%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties3,3432.5%
No party recorded42,01331.1%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202648,447 (35.8%)16,450 (12.2%)1,477 (1.1%)
2023–202461,695 (45.6%)6,546 (4.8%)1,869 (1.4%)
2021–202239,042 (28.9%)16,495 (12.2%)3,231 (2.4%)
2019–202056,421 (41.7%)9,461 (7.0%)981 (0.7%)
2017–201834,476 (25.5%)11,652 (8.6%)1,595 (1.2%)
2015–201642,030 (31.1%)11,443 (8.5%)3,045 (2.3%)
2013–201418,329 (13.6%)7,580 (5.6%)1,684 (1.2%)
2011–201230,081 (22.3%)1,572 (1.2%)699 (0.5%)

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
282,594 (± 5,117)
Median Age
39.7
Median Household Income
$68,243 (± $2,693)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
69.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1864,09722.7%
18 to 64171,10860.5%
65 and over47,38916.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)57,31020.3%
White, not Hispanic87,62131.0%
Black, not Hispanic5,3791.9%
Asian, not Hispanic123,12643.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic7880.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic830.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,7610.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,5262.3%

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
208,710
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
151,195

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic171,49782.2%
Hispanic37,21217.8%
White75,07636.0%
Black5,4762.6%
Asian85,78541.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native7910.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander830.0%
Two or More Races1,1860.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic128,89485.3%
Hispanic22,29414.7%
White59,58039.4%
Black4,7643.2%
Asian63,34741.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native7530.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander860.1%
Two or More Races3880.3%

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