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Arizona 17th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+16.82012R+16.72016R+10.82020R+4.32024R+3.9
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+3.9
2024
median income$99,900U.S. $80,734 · AZ $79,964
median age46.7U.S. 39.1 · AZ 39.3
poverty rate6.4%U.S. 12.5% · AZ 12.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)34.9%U.S. 35.6% · AZ 33.5%
non-english24.8%U.S. 22.3% · AZ 25.8%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German19.5%
English15.6%
Irish13.6%
Mexican17.1%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Spaniard0.4%
Tohono O'odham2.1%
Navajo0.7%
Chinese0.7%
Filipino0.7%
Asian Indian0.5%
African American†2.1%
African0.2%
religion

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

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

Arizona 17th State Senate District

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Arizona 17th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+3.9
2024
2024 presidential margin for Arizona 17th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Arizona 17th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+3.9), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Arizona 17th State Senate District · R+3.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican51.4%80,850
Kamala HarrisDemocratic47.6%74,727
Jill SteinGreen1.0%1,569
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties 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 (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Arizona 17th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Pima County, AZDemocraticD+15.1
Pinal County, AZRepublicanR+22.0
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
47.6%Harris74,727
51.4%Trump80,850
1.0%Stein1,569
−3.9%
157,146
R
47.1%Biden70,371
51.4%Trump76,752
1.4%Jorgensen2,158
−4.3%
149,281
R
41.1%Clinton49,401
51.9%Trump62,382
7.0%Johnson8,404
−10.8%
120,187
R
41.7%Obama44,467
58.3%Romney62,242
0.0%
−16.7%
106,709
R
41.1%Obama44,907
57.8%McCain63,223
1.1%Barr1,217
−16.8%
109,347
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: −3.9% in 2024.−3.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−16.8%
2012−16.7%
2016−10.8%
2020−4.3%
2024−3.9%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RVince LeachState Senate · 17

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Arizona Senate District 17 leans heavily Republican, posting a 17-point presidential margin in 2024, driven by rapid exurban growth in Pinal County where new residents have so far reinforced rather than diluted the district's conservative tilt.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 16.8 points in 2008. The 2024 margin was 3.9 points.

A population of 239,669, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $99,900 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 2 and State Senate District 10.

Political twins — state-senate districts

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

State Senate District 2
Arizona
82.5twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectorypopulation scale
State Senate District 10
Arizona
82.4twin score
12-yr trendelasticity2008 margin
State Senate District 27
Arizona
81.9twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectoryelasticity

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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Pima County

Frequently asked questions

How did Arizona 17th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Arizona 17th State Senate District voted Republican by 3.9 points (R+3.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 157,146 votes cast, 74,727 went Democratic and 80,850 went Republican.
How many people live in Arizona 17th State Senate District?
Arizona 17th State Senate District has a population of 239,669 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Arizona 17th State Senate District?
Median household income in Arizona 17th State Senate District is $99,900 — above the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of Arizona 17th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Arizona 17th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.