Ohio State Senate District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
oh-sd-017
State
Ohio
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
017
Land Area
4,431.1 sq mi
Water Area
29.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Ohio 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
Ross County689.17 sq mi15.6%100.0%
Highland County553.08 sq mi12.5%100.0%
Gallia County466.53 sq mi10.5%100.0%
Lawrence County453.39 sq mi10.2%100.0%
Pike County440.28 sq mi9.9%100.0%
Hocking County421.35 sq mi9.5%100.0%
Jackson County420.31 sq mi9.5%100.0%
Vinton County412.36 sq mi9.3%100.0%
Fayette County406.36 sq mi9.2%100.0%
Perry County168.28 sq mi3.8%41.3%

Showing all 10 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Chillicothe city10.50 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Jackson city9.05 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Washington Court House city8.92 sq mi0.2%99.1%
Wellston city6.97 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Hillsboro city5.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Logan city4.79 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ironton city4.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Waverly village4.16 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gallipolis village3.60 sq mi0.1%100.0%
South Point village2.94 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Piketon village2.51 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Andersonville CDP2.27 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Shawnee CDP2.25 sq mi0.1%35.0%
Greenfield village2.08 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
New Lexington village1.95 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Coal Grove village1.91 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Massieville CDP1.88 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hide-A-Way Hills CDP1.78 sq mi<0.1%68.3%
McArthur village1.69 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Jeffersonville village1.67 sq mi<0.1%98.3%
Bidwell CDP1.52 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Buford CDP1.48 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Burlington CDP1.39 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Rio Grande village1.37 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
New Straitsville village1.30 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 75 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
OH District 2310,10088.5%39.4%88.2%
OH District 1527,3127.8%3.5%8.0%
OH District 1213,0743.7%1.7%3.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
214,676
Active Voters
187,822 (87.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic11,2295.2%
Republican52,42324.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded151,02470.3%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202654,416 (25.3%)<10 (—)<10 (—)
2023–2024159,474 (74.3%)8,553 (4.0%)44,354 (20.7%)
2021–2022106,628 (49.7%)8,444 (3.9%)36,691 (17.1%)
2019–2020148,702 (69.3%)13,277 (6.2%)30,154 (14.0%)
2017–2018104,435 (48.6%)10,103 (4.7%)26,442 (12.3%)
2015–2016126,837 (59.1%)20,406 (9.5%)51,625 (24.0%)
2013–201474,002 (34.5%)6,484 (3.0%)15,450 (7.2%)
2011–2012106,546 (49.6%)10,586 (4.9%)30,499 (14.2%)

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
348,509 (± 440)
Median Age
41.4
Median Household Income
$60,035 (± $1,441)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
16.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1877,98022.4%
18 to 64205,11258.9%
65 and over65,41718.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,1101.2%
White, not Hispanic323,11292.7%
Black, not Hispanic7,6222.2%
Asian, not Hispanic1,8940.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3860.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1940.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic9980.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic10,1932.9%

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
347,134
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
269,223

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic343,32398.9%
Hispanic3,8161.1%
White325,09093.6%
Black7,7282.2%
Asian1,2450.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native3870.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1920.1%
Two or More Races8810.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic266,73399.1%
Hispanic2,4860.9%
White253,72194.2%
Black8,4853.2%
Asian1,2280.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,8091.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1000.0%
Two or More Races5330.2%

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