Wisconsin State Senate District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wi-sd-017
State
Wisconsin
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
017
Land Area
3,950.5 sq mi
Water Area
71.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Wisconsin 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
Grant County1146.88 sq mi29.0%99.9%
Iowa County762.70 sq mi19.3%100.0%
Lafayette County633.59 sq mi16.0%100.0%
Green County584.04 sq mi14.8%100.0%
Crawford County570.65 sq mi14.4%100.0%
Dane County250.72 sq mi6.3%21.0%
Vernon County0.93 sq mi<0.1%0.1%
Rock County0.14 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 8 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Steuben village6.19 sq mi0.2%99.8%
Platteville city6.18 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Prairie du Chien city5.84 sq mi0.1%99.0%
Monroe city5.60 sq mi0.1%97.2%
Bell Center village5.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gays Mills village4.87 sq mi0.1%99.6%
Wauzeka village4.82 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Oregon village4.49 sq mi0.1%98.4%
Dodgeville city4.06 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Eastman village3.61 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Soldiers Grove village3.58 sq mi0.1%98.3%
Mount Horeb village3.23 sq mi0.1%99.4%
Boscobel city3.21 sq mi0.1%99.1%
Mineral Point city3.08 sq mi0.1%98.2%
Lancaster city3.01 sq mi0.1%99.6%
Avoca village2.25 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Glen Haven CDP2.22 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wiota CDP2.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ferryville village1.97 sq mi<0.1%92.5%
Barneveld village1.92 sq mi<0.1%91.4%
New Glarus village1.80 sq mi<0.1%99.6%
Brodhead city1.79 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fennimore city1.73 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Potosi village1.66 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Darlington city1.65 sq mi<0.1%97.2%

Showing top 25 of 68 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
WI District 2109,81661.7%14.9%56.5%
WI District 368,27738.3%9.3%43.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
115,203
Active Voters
115,203 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–2024104,524 (90.7%)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 05/15/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
178,525 (± 516)
Median Age
41.6
Median Household Income
$78,479 (± $1,423)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
29.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1839,64922.2%
18 to 64103,98058.2%
65 and over34,89619.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,9273.3%
White, not Hispanic163,75691.7%
Black, not Hispanic2,3061.3%
Asian, not Hispanic1,4190.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1640.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic400.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4220.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,4912.5%

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
176,140
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
136,904

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic171,38797.3%
Hispanic4,7502.7%
White165,36793.9%
Black1,8971.1%
Asian1,0450.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1640.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander400.0%
Two or More Races1790.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic134,47798.2%
Hispanic2,4281.8%
White130,30595.2%
Black1,8961.4%
Asian1,3911.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native7490.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander390.0%
Two or More Races1050.1%

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