Arkansas State House District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ar-hd-017
State
Arkansas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
017
Land Area
154.6 sq mi
Water Area
1.99 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arkansas State House District 17

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Benton County154.54 sq mi100.0%18.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Siloam Springs city11.50 sq mi7.4%93.7%
Gentry city5.17 sq mi3.3%91.4%
Springtown town0.54 sq mi0.4%100.0%

Showing all 3 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
AR District 329,726100.0%3.9%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
18,685
Active Voters
14,968 (80.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6583.5%
Republican2,66714.3%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties130.1%
No party recorded15,34782.1%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202412,036 (64.4%)342 (1.8%)3,662 (19.6%)
2021–20228,103 (43.4%)393 (2.1%)3,489 (18.7%)
2019–202010,789 (57.7%)1,173 (6.3%)2,764 (14.8%)
2017–20186,650 (35.6%)258 (1.4%)1,544 (8.3%)
2015–20168,235 (44.1%)718 (3.8%)3,933 (21.0%)
2013–20145,116 (27.4%)176 (0.9%)1,802 (9.6%)
2011–20126,197 (33.2%)175 (0.9%)1,347 (7.2%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/05/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
31,382 (± 926)
Median Age
36.0
Median Household Income
$75,754 (± $4,392)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,65524.4%
18 to 6419,47162.0%
65 and over4,25613.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,98619.1%
White, not Hispanic16,90553.9%
Black, not Hispanic3151.0%
Asian, not Hispanic1,0053.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6552.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2530.8%
Some other race, not Hispanic700.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,19319.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
28,751
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
21,221

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic24,75886.1%
Hispanic3,99313.9%
White21,21973.8%
Black1710.6%
Asian6812.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native6572.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2080.7%
Two or More Races2390.8%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic19,03089.7%
Hispanic2,19610.3%
White16,75378.9%
Black3371.6%
Asian4932.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3016.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander620.3%
Two or More Races810.4%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).