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Nevada 17th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+19.32012R+30.72016R+39.42020R+37.82024R+40.9
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+40.9
2024
median income$82,491U.S. $80,734 · NV $78,260
median age46.6U.S. 39.1 · NV 39.3
poverty rate10.3%U.S. 12.5% · NV 12.4%
bachelor’s+ (25+)21.3%U.S. 35.6% · NV 27.9%
non-english12.0%U.S. 22.3% · NV 29.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English15.7%
German14.8%
Irish13.2%
Mexican11.1%
Salvadoran0.7%
Spanish0.7%
Aztec0.7%
Filipino1.0%
Chinese0.3%
African American†0.8%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Lyon 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 Senate District

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Nevada 17th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+40.9
2024
2024 presidential margin for Nevada 17th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Nevada 17th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+40.9), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Nevada 17th State Senate District · R+40.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican69.3%60,391
Kamala HarrisDemocratic28.4%24,779
None Of These CandidatesOther2.3%1,964
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 6 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 (6 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Nevada 17th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Churchill County, NVRepublicanR+50.2
Douglas County, NVRepublicanR+32.9
Esmeralda County, NVRepublicanR+65.7
Lyon County, NVRepublicanR+44.4
Mineral County, NVRepublicanR+35.6
Nye County, NVRepublicanR+42.2
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
28.4%Harris24,779
69.3%Trump60,391
2.3%Candidates1,964
−40.9%
87,134
R
29.6%Biden24,304
67.4%Trump55,290
2.9%Jorgensen2,380
−37.8%
81,974
R
26.7%Clinton17,767
66.0%Trump44,003
7.3%Johnson4,894
−39.4%
66,664
R
34.6%Obama20,865
65.4%Romney39,380
0.0%
−30.7%
60,245
R
38.9%Obama24,207
58.2%McCain36,211
2.9%Candidates1,825
−19.3%
62,243
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: −40.9% in 2024.−40.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−19.3%
2012−30.7%
2016−39.4%
2020−37.8%
2024−40.9%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RRobin TitusState Senate · 17

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+72.6, this rural Nevada district ranks among the state's most one-sided constituencies, reflecting the sharp geographic divide between Nevada's urban corridors and its sparsely populated interior.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 40.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.9 points.

A population of 143,764, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,491 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 2 and Legislative (Senate) District 7.

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
Oregon
93.3twin score
median age% unaffiliated2016–2020 trajectory
Legislative (Senate) District 7
Washington
91.9twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ median age
State Senate District 1
Idaho
89.9twin score
2016–2024 trajectorymedian age≠ population scale

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 Nevada 17th State Senate District

counties it covers6
Churchill CountyDouglas CountyEsmeralda CountyLyon CountyMineral CountyNye County

Frequently asked questions

How did Nevada 17th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nevada 17th State Senate District voted Republican by 40.9 points (R+40.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 87,134 votes cast, 24,779 went Democratic and 60,391 went Republican.
How many people live in Nevada 17th State Senate District?
Nevada 17th State Senate District has a population of 143,764 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 Senate District?
Median household income in Nevada 17th State Senate District is $82,491 — above the national median of $80,734. The Nevada state median is $78,260.
What is the political history of Nevada 17th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Nevada 17th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.