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Colorado 17th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+22.62012D+21.22016D+25.72020D+38.32024D+39.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+39.6
2024
median income$107,092U.S. $80,734 · CO $95,470
median age39.8U.S. 39.1 · CO 37.9
poverty rate6.7%U.S. 12.5% · CO 9.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)62.2%U.S. 35.6% · CO 45.5%
non-english15.3%U.S. 22.3% · CO 16.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German18.3%
English14.9%
Irish12.5%
Mexican14.0%
Spanish1.0%
Spaniard0.9%
Chinese1.2%
Asian Indian0.9%
Korean0.4%
religion

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

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

Colorado 17th State Senate District

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Colorado 17th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+39.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for Colorado 17th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Colorado 17th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+39.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Colorado 17th State Senate District · D+39.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic68.5%68,880
Donald TrumpRepublican28.8%29,007
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent2.7%2,707
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 3 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 (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Colorado 17th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Boulder County, CODemocraticD+55.7
Broomfield County, CODemocraticD+28.5
Weld County, CORepublicanR+21.0
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
68.5%Harris68,880
28.8%Trump29,007
2.7%Kennedy2,707
+39.6%
100,594
D
68.0%Biden67,084
29.7%Trump29,307
2.2%Jorgensen2,204
+38.3%
98,595
D
58.3%Clinton47,456
32.7%Trump26,571
9.0%Johnson7,303
+25.7%
81,330
D
60.6%Obama43,995
39.4%Romney28,584
0.0%
+21.2%
72,579
D
60.4%Obama41,358
37.8%McCain25,906
1.8%Nader1,253
+22.6%
68,517
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: +39.6% in 2024.+39.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+22.6%
2012+21.2%
2016+25.7%
2020+38.3%
2024+39.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DKatie WallaceState Senate · 17

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Colorado Senate District 17 recorded an R+77.9 presidential margin in 2024, making it among the state's most heavily one-sided districts. Its rural geography and sparse population of roughly 165,000 reflect the patterns common to Colorado's Eastern Plains and mountain corridors.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.3 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.6 points.

A population of 164,658, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $107,092 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 14 and State Senate District 26.

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 14
Colorado
95.1twin score
12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectoryelasticity
State Senate District 26
Colorado
93.0twin score
12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory≠ elasticity
State Senate District 22
Colorado
92.9twin score
2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend

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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Places within Colorado 17th State Senate District

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Boulder County

Frequently asked questions

How did Colorado 17th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Colorado 17th State Senate District voted Democratic by 39.6 points (D+39.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 100,594 votes cast, 68,880 went Democratic and 29,007 went Republican.
How many people live in Colorado 17th State Senate District?
Colorado 17th State Senate District has a population of 164,658 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Colorado 17th State Senate District?
Median household income in Colorado 17th State Senate District is $107,092 — above the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Colorado 17th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Colorado 17th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.