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Maryland's Legislative District 17 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers part of Montgomery County.[1]

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 142,567, of whom 111,177 (78.0%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 57,733 (40.5%) White, 19,939 (14.0%) African American, 1,096 (0.8%) Native American, 28,795 (20.2%) Asian, 31 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 18,519 (13.0%) from some other race, and 16,362 (11.5%) from two or more races.[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 33,170 (23.3%) of the population.[4]

The district had 80,488 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 19,436 (24.1%) were registered as unaffiliated, 11,993 (14.9%) were registered as Republicans, 47,800 (59.4%) were registered as Democrats, and 791 (1.0%) were registered to other parties.[5]

Political representation

The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by Cheryl C. Kagan (D) and in the House of Delegates by Ryan Spiegel (D), Joe Vogel (D) and Julie Palakovich Carr (D).[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING PLAN OF 2012 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 17". Maryland State Archives. March 29, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020 Presidential General Voter Registration Counts as of Close of Registration, By Legislative". Maryland State Archives. October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "Maryland Senators By District". Maryland State Archives. January 28, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "Maryland Delegates By District". Maryland State Archives. January 28, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
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