Pennsylvania State House District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-017
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
017
Land Area
709.9 sq mi
Water Area
5.88 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania 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
Mercer County468.72 sq mi66.0%69.7%
Butler County241.16 sq mi34.0%30.5%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Stoneboro borough2.83 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Cherry Valley borough2.82 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Grove City borough2.70 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Lake Latonka CDP2.36 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Bruin borough1.82 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Slippery Rock borough1.65 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Eau Claire borough1.27 sq mi0.2%100.0%
New Lebanon borough1.27 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Mercer borough1.16 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Jackson Center borough1.14 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Sandy Lake borough0.83 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Harrisville borough0.80 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Slippery Rock University CDP0.55 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Petrolia borough0.39 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Karns City borough0.36 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Fredonia borough0.36 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sheakleyville borough0.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fairview borough0.11 sq mi<0.1%99.8%

Showing all 18 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
PA District 1666,834100.0%8.7%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
41,029
Active Voters
39,405 (96.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic8,97821.9%
Republican26,42164.4%
Unaffiliated4,59011.2%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202617,421 (42.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202433,871 (82.6%)2,837 (6.9%)7,028 (17.1%)
2021–202225,376 (61.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202028,431 (69.3%)3,310 (8.1%)7,850 (19.1%)
2017–201819,593 (47.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201622,360 (54.5%)3,568 (8.7%)8,457 (20.6%)
2013–201413,392 (32.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201218,157 (44.3%)1,240 (3.0%)3,566 (8.7%)

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
67,652 (± 785)
Median Age
39.2
Median Household Income
$67,173 (± $3,352)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1812,18318.0%
18 to 6442,33762.6%
65 and over13,13219.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9321.4%
White, not Hispanic62,28992.1%
Black, not Hispanic1,1711.7%
Asian, not Hispanic3950.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic470.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic190.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3480.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,4513.6%

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
67,412
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
55,248

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic66,50398.7%
Hispanic9091.3%
White63,54594.3%
Black1,1571.7%
Asian3060.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native450.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander180.0%
Two or More Races1320.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic54,60098.8%
Hispanic6571.2%
White52,36494.8%
Black1,4172.6%
Asian4220.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2590.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander110.0%
Two or More Races1200.2%

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