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Nevada 17th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+39.12012D+39.52016D+35.02020D+33.52024D+25.2
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+25.2
2024
median income$84,691U.S. $80,734 · NV $78,260
median age31.5U.S. 39.1 · NV 39.3
poverty rate10.7%U.S. 12.5% · NV 12.4%
bachelor’s+ (25+)27.8%U.S. 35.6% · NV 27.9%
non-english33.6%U.S. 22.3% · NV 29.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German6.6%
English5.9%
Irish5.6%
Mexican22.0%
Cuban1.7%
Salvadoran1.6%
African American†23.5%
African2.2%
Ethiopian1.2%
Aztec3.9%
Native Hawaiian2.9%
Samoan2.0%
Filipino4.1%
Chinese1.2%
Asian Indian0.5%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Clark County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Nevada 17th State House District

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Nevada 17th State House DistrictHarrisD+25.2
2024
2024 presidential margin for Nevada 17th State House DistrictThe boundary of Nevada 17th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+25.2), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Nevada 17th State House District · D+25.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic61.7%19,601
Donald TrumpRepublican36.4%11,584
None Of These CandidatesOther1.9%596
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Nevada 17th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Clark County, NVDemocraticD+2.6
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
61.7%Harris19,601
36.4%Trump11,584
1.9%Candidates596
+25.2%
31,781
D
65.5%Biden17,222
32.0%Trump8,418
2.5%Jorgensen646
+33.5%
26,286
D
64.3%Clinton12,272
29.3%Trump5,591
6.4%Johnson1,219
+35.0%
19,082
D
69.8%Obama10,403
30.2%Romney4,511
0.0%
+39.5%
14,914
D
68.7%Obama8,477
29.6%McCain3,656
1.6%Candidates198
+39.1%
12,331
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.+25.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+39.1%
2012+39.5%
2016+35.0%
2020+33.5%
2024+25.2%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DLinda HuntState House · 17

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Assembly District 17 recorded a 72.6-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it an outlier in a state that has trended competitive statewide. Its rural geography and sparse population anchor a reliably one-sided electorate.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.5 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.2 points.

A population of 73,783, a 32% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,691 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 7 and Assembly District 15.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Assembly District 7
Nevada
98.4twin score
2008–2020 trajectory
Assembly District 15
Nevada
96.7twin score
2008–2016 trajectory% White
Assembly District 6
Nevada
96.1twin score
% White2016–2024 trajectory≠ 2012 margin

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Nevada 17th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nevada 17th State House District voted Democratic by 25.2 points (D+25.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 31,781 votes cast, 19,601 went Democratic and 11,584 went Republican.
How many people live in Nevada 17th State House District?
Nevada 17th State House District has a population of 73,783 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nevada 17th State House District?
Median household income in Nevada 17th State House District is $84,691 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Nevada 17th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Nevada 17th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.