State Senator - District No. 17
State Senate District 17; Colorado
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 66 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 168,832 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,862,189 ÷ 168,832) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.39, measured against a statewide vote in CO (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Colorado State Senator representing District 17, with committee work in State, Veterans, & Military Affairs and Judiciary. Her public priorities include affordable housing, livable wages, healthcare access, and support for middle-class families.
Records: Corporate Accountability 32 for, Civil Rights 29 for, Environment and Public Health 23 for,
Republican · declared
Patricia Elaine Miller is a Colorado community advocate whose stated priorities include family policy, election integrity, and individual rights.
Sources: coloradosos.gov · tracer.sos.colorado.gov · sos.state.co.us