Texas Congressional District 17

Congressional District Profile

Overview

District ID
TX-17
State
Texas
District Number
17
Total Candidates
85
Election Cycles
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1988, 1986, 1984, 1982, 1980

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Voters

Registered Voters
487,068
Active Voters
444,079 (91.2%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–2024317,960 (65.3%)20,603 (4.2%)81,091 (16.6%)
2021–2022230,412 (47.3%)22,715 (4.7%)66,569 (13.7%)
2019–2020284,619 (58.4%)48,229 (9.9%)66,257 (13.6%)
2017–2018211,577 (43.4%)21,220 (4.4%)50,075 (10.3%)
2015–2016212,022 (43.5%)27,041 (5.6%)80,075 (16.4%)
2013–2014110,272 (22.6%)8,124 (1.7%)33,077 (6.8%)
2011–2012172,538 (35.4%)6,964 (1.4%)41,942 (8.6%)

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 08/14/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Citizen Population
744,767
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
564,746

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic569,34576.4%
Hispanic175,42223.6%
White420,02556.4%
Black111,45715.0%
Asian11,4721.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2030.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3910.1%
Two or More Races2,9440.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic454,57280.5%
Hispanic110,17319.5%
White345,10261.1%
Black89,02115.8%
Asian10,9531.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native8,5061.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1520.0%
Two or More Races1,4770.3%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation.

Candidates