Texas State Senate District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-sd-017
State
Texas
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
017
Land Area
5,741 sq mi
Water Area
826.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas 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
Matagorda County1092.92 sq mi19.0%100.0%
Wharton County1086.14 sq mi18.9%100.0%
Brazoria County992.10 sq mi17.3%72.8%
Colorado County960.29 sq mi16.7%100.0%
Jackson County829.44 sq mi14.4%100.0%
Fort Bend County496.18 sq mi8.6%57.6%
Waller County154.21 sq mi2.7%30.0%
Harris County129.52 sq mi2.3%7.6%

Showing all 8 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Houston city64.73 sq mi1.1%10.1%
Sugar Land city20.47 sq mi0.4%50.6%
Lake Jackson city19.74 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Freeport city15.40 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Katy city14.45 sq mi0.3%94.4%
Sienna CDP12.51 sq mi0.2%99.4%
Fulshear city11.88 sq mi0.2%91.9%
Wild Peach Village CDP10.01 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Bay City city9.27 sq mi0.2%100.0%
El Campo city9.22 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Wharton city8.25 sq mi0.1%99.2%
Wadsworth CDP7.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sargent CDP7.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Van Vleck CDP7.29 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Louise CDP6.68 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Nada CDP6.67 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bailey's Prairie village5.55 sq mi0.1%79.5%
Palacios city5.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Garwood CDP5.43 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sheridan CDP5.35 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Clute city5.32 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Angleton city5.04 sq mi0.1%42.9%
Rock Island CDP5.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Thompsons town4.93 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Boling CDP4.67 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 72 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
TX District 22409,70744.9%53.4%46.9%
TX District 38163,07317.9%21.3%0.8%
TX District 7139,72415.3%18.2%0.3%
TX District 14119,23613.1%15.5%17.3%
TX District 1035,7813.9%4.7%19.4%
TX District 916,9161.9%2.2%<0.1%
TX District 2714,9881.6%2.0%14.4%
TX District 813,2861.5%1.7%0.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
585,244
Active Voters
547,945 (93.6%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–2024384,486 (65.7%)29,085 (5.0%)90,841 (15.5%)
2021–2022275,414 (47.1%)27,227 (4.7%)74,389 (12.7%)
2019–2020362,453 (61.9%)54,182 (9.3%)82,736 (14.1%)
2017–2018263,107 (45.0%)24,415 (4.2%)55,155 (9.4%)
2015–2016268,273 (45.8%)27,679 (4.7%)95,524 (16.3%)
2013–2014140,790 (24.1%)6,897 (1.2%)41,657 (7.1%)
2011–2012212,061 (36.2%)7,695 (1.3%)47,196 (8.1%)

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 Population
951,718 (± 9,316)
Median Age
37.9
Median Household Income
$94,238 (± $1,735)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
47.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 18239,03725.1%
18 to 64571,70160.1%
65 and over140,98014.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)274,51728.8%
White, not Hispanic411,66743.3%
Black, not Hispanic106,07711.1%
Asian, not Hispanic116,21112.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic9020.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic3330.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6,5990.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic35,4123.7%

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
819,248
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
603,006

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic612,53974.8%
Hispanic206,71425.2%
White403,58849.3%
Black99,35912.1%
Asian83,32610.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native9900.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2940.0%
Two or More Races2,7880.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic467,22677.5%
Hispanic135,77922.5%
White317,02852.6%
Black81,25513.5%
Asian62,60210.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native4,8300.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2290.0%
Two or More Races1,9650.3%

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