Oregon State House District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
or-hd-017
State
Oregon
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
017
Land Area
1,057.8 sq mi
Water Area
7.73 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Oregon State House District 17

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Marion County602.70 sq mi57.0%51.0%
Linn County455.13 sq mi43.0%19.9%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Salem city7.74 sq mi0.7%15.8%
Stayton city3.08 sq mi0.3%98.5%
Turner city1.43 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hayesville CDP1.42 sq mi0.1%47.7%
Aumsville city1.13 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sublimity city0.94 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lyons city0.87 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mill City city0.86 sq mi0.1%95.4%
Idanha city0.74 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Gates city0.65 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Detroit city0.59 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mehama CDP0.46 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Four Corners CDP0.34 sq mi<0.1%13.9%

Showing all 13 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
OR District 641,60258.8%5.9%6.7%
OR District 529,20541.2%4.1%93.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
59,083
Active Voters
51,443 (87.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic12,18020.6%
Republican19,80133.5%
Unaffiliated23,29039.4%
Other parties3,8126.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202437,597 (63.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202231,727 (53.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202036,297 (61.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201827,425 (46.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201628,950 (49.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201421,242 (36.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201223,483 (39.7%)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 10/02/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
72,697 (± 2,170)
Median Age
40.5
Median Household Income
$85,071 (± $3,191)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1816,14722.2%
18 to 6442,21058.1%
65 and over14,34019.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)16,36622.5%
White, not Hispanic49,03767.5%
Black, not Hispanic6670.9%
Asian, not Hispanic1,1421.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3820.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic3130.4%
Some other race, not Hispanic5260.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,2645.9%

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
69,080
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
52,951

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic55,73080.7%
Hispanic13,35119.3%
White50,24272.7%
Black6761.0%
Asian9891.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native3900.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2230.3%
Two or More Races5750.8%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic45,12285.2%
Hispanic7,82814.8%
White41,37378.1%
Black7531.4%
Asian1,1532.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3112.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2080.4%
Two or More Races3270.6%

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