Oregon State Senate District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
or-sd-017
State
Oregon
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
017
Land Area
43.2 sq mi
Water Area
1.83 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Oregon 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
Multnomah County29.15 sq mi67.5%6.8%
Washington County14.04 sq mi32.5%1.9%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Portland city21.16 sq mi49.0%15.9%
Bethany CDP5.44 sq mi12.6%100.0%
Cedar Mill CDP2.77 sq mi6.4%83.2%
Oak Hills CDP1.56 sq mi3.6%100.0%
Beaverton city1.38 sq mi3.2%7.0%
West Haven-Sylvan CDP1.05 sq mi2.4%46.7%
Rockcreek CDP0.61 sq mi1.4%31.0%
Hillsboro city0.23 sq mi0.5%0.9%

Showing all 8 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 1134,58696.1%19.1%97.4%
OR District 35,4043.9%0.8%2.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
138,800
Active Voters
94,970 (68.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic57,85841.7%
Republican14,18610.2%
Unaffiliated56,60040.8%
Other parties10,1567.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202472,631 (52.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202259,510 (42.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202071,220 (51.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201853,290 (38.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201654,061 (38.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201436,319 (26.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201243,058 (31.0%)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
136,924 (± 2,784)
Median Age
38.2
Median Household Income
$104,137 (± $4,647)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
67.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1823,53517.2%
18 to 6495,10269.5%
65 and over18,28713.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)12,3829.0%
White, not Hispanic83,51961.0%
Black, not Hispanic3,6792.7%
Asian, not Hispanic26,73519.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic5140.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1630.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic6000.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,3326.8%

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
123,019
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
101,779

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic112,12691.1%
Hispanic10,8938.9%
White81,67166.4%
Black3,4972.8%
Asian18,90515.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native5140.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1850.2%
Two or More Races8670.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic93,43691.8%
Hispanic8,3418.2%
White70,93069.7%
Black4,8424.8%
Asian15,58515.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,4451.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1330.1%
Two or More Races6410.6%

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