Washington Legislative (House) District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wa-hd-017
State
Washington
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
017
Land Area
2,416.7 sq mi
Water Area
37.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Washington Legislative (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
Skamania County1658.28 sq mi68.6%100.0%
Klickitat County623.75 sq mi25.8%33.3%
Clark County134.71 sq mi5.6%21.4%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Camas city14.07 sq mi0.6%99.2%
Vancouver city13.02 sq mi0.5%26.7%
Trout Lake CDP6.94 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Washougal city5.95 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Fern Prairie CDP5.02 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Carson CDP4.79 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Goldendale city2.96 sq mi0.1%100.0%
North Bonneville city2.53 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Stevenson city1.93 sq mi0.1%100.0%
White Salmon city1.54 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bingen city0.62 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Orchards CDP0.11 sq mi<0.1%2.1%
Hockinson CDP0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

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
WA District 3141,84990.1%18.4%74.2%
WA District 415,6639.9%2.0%25.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
123,112
Active Voters
113,727 (92.4%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202643,486 (35.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202490,483 (73.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202267,791 (55.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202077,707 (63.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201854,104 (43.9%)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 01/02/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
160,202 (± 2,872)
Median Age
41.7
Median Household Income
$101,566 (± $2,197)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
37.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1834,87221.8%
18 to 6496,30060.1%
65 and over29,03018.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)17,60811.0%
White, not Hispanic114,97671.8%
Black, not Hispanic2,6021.6%
Asian, not Hispanic10,7346.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic8490.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1,7281.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0860.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic10,6196.6%

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
152,337
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
118,271

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic138,02390.6%
Hispanic14,3089.4%
White117,03176.8%
Black2,5171.7%
Asian8,4965.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native8840.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1,1340.7%
Two or More Races1,3310.9%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic109,70692.8%
Hispanic8,5637.2%
White95,33380.6%
Black2,8762.4%
Asian7,8886.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,2911.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander5540.5%
Two or More Races8090.7%

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