Tennessee State House District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tn-hd-003
State
Tennessee
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
003
Land Area
670.5 sq mi
Water Area
18.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Tennessee State House District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Johnson County298.44 sq mi44.5%100.0%
Sullivan County145.46 sq mi21.7%35.2%
Carter County132.08 sq mi19.7%38.7%
Hawkins County94.45 sq mi14.1%19.4%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Kingsport city7.78 sq mi1.2%14.7%
Mount Carmel town6.64 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Roan Mountain CDP5.34 sq mi0.8%80.6%
Hampton CDP4.36 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Mountain City town3.37 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Spurgeon CDP1.96 sq mi0.3%48.0%
Bluff City city1.75 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Valley Forge CDP0.99 sq mi0.1%31.4%
Butler CDP0.76 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Johnson City city0.64 sq mi0.1%1.5%
Church Hill city0.43 sq mi0.1%4.6%
Bristol city0.35 sq mi0.1%1.1%

Showing all 12 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
TN District 166,510100.0%8.7%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
48,422
Active Voters
46,582 (96.2%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20240 (0.0%)935 (1.9%)11,055 (22.8%)
2021–20220 (0.0%)774 (1.6%)8,662 (17.9%)
2019–20200 (0.0%)2,445 (5.0%)10,016 (20.7%)
2017–20180 (0.0%)1,358 (2.8%)10,738 (22.2%)
2015–20160 (0.0%)1,511 (3.1%)9,296 (19.2%)
2013–20140 (0.0%)1,404 (2.9%)8,924 (18.4%)
2011–20120 (0.0%)640 (1.3%)6,475 (13.4%)

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 02/06/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
68,217 (± 1,946)
Median Age
45.8
Median Household Income
$62,184 (± $2,499)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1812,40718.2%
18 to 6440,93160.0%
65 and over14,87921.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,3992.1%
White, not Hispanic62,50591.6%
Black, not Hispanic1,5222.2%
Asian, not Hispanic6651.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1210.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2180.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,7872.6%

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
67,525
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
55,191

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic66,43298.4%
Hispanic1,0981.6%
White62,71592.9%
Black1,4832.2%
Asian6360.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1210.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races1150.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic54,67199.1%
Hispanic5200.9%
White51,71793.7%
Black1,5062.7%
Asian6951.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native6821.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races720.1%

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