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New York's 17th district

U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.

Representative

Official portrait of Michael Lawler

Michael Lawler

NY · District 17
RepublicanChair, Middle East and North AfricaCook: Toss-Up
Raised $8,172,046 · 112K followers (office + personal) · missed 1.6% of votes
3.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Financial Services · House Committee on Foreign Affairs +4 more
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Cook PVI: D+1

2026 race rating: Toss-Up

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population783,152
Median household income$123,436
Median age39.8
Bachelor's degree or higher50.7%
White alone61.0%
Black alone7.0%
Hispanic or Latino22.4%
Asian alone5.3%
Unemployment rate4.2%
Population density (per sq mi)950

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.