Maryland Legislative District 17

Maryland's legislative district 17
Represents part of Montgomery County
Senator	Cheryl C. Kagan (D)
Delegate(s)	Ryan Spiegel (D) Joe Vogel (D) Julie Palakovich Carr (D)
Registration	59.4% Democratic 14.9% Republican 24.1% unaffiliated
Demographics	40.5% White 14% Black/African American 0.8% Native American 20.2% Asian 0.0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 13.0% Other race 11.5% Two or more races 23.3% Hispanic
Population (2020)	142,567
Voting-age population	111,177
Registered voters	80,488

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

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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 33,170 (23.3%) of the population.

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.

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).