Tennessee State House District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tn-hd-008
State
Tennessee
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
008
Land Area
440 sq mi
Water Area
3.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Tennessee State House District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Blount County440.02 sq mi100.0%78.7%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Alcoa city10.67 sq mi2.4%71.7%
Maryville city3.96 sq mi0.9%22.2%
Seymour CDP3.76 sq mi0.9%23.5%
Rockford city3.18 sq mi0.7%93.5%
Wildwood CDP2.49 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Louisville city2.14 sq mi0.5%14.4%
Townsend city1.99 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Walland CDP1.52 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Eagleton Village CDP0.19 sq mi<0.1%6.4%
Vonore town0.00 sq mi<0.1%0.1%

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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 266,819100.0%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
49,550
Active Voters
48,411 (97.7%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20240 (0.0%)1,721 (3.5%)10,488 (21.2%)
2021–20220 (0.0%)1,419 (2.9%)6,311 (12.7%)
2019–20200 (0.0%)3,787 (7.6%)8,766 (17.7%)
2017–20180 (0.0%)1,760 (3.6%)9,457 (19.1%)
2015–20160 (0.0%)2,002 (4.0%)9,940 (20.1%)
2013–20140 (0.0%)774 (1.6%)8,145 (16.4%)
2011–20120 (0.0%)376 (0.8%)6,823 (13.8%)

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
68,146 (± 2,183)
Median Age
45.4
Median Household Income
$76,883 (± $4,383)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,45316.8%
18 to 6441,59761.0%
65 and over15,09622.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,5113.7%
White, not Hispanic61,82590.7%
Black, not Hispanic1,0651.6%
Asian, not Hispanic4470.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic460.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic350.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic3100.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9072.8%

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
67,344
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
55,912

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic65,36897.1%
Hispanic1,9822.9%
White62,47092.8%
Black1,0471.6%
Asian3450.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native460.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander390.1%
Two or More Races470.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic54,46797.4%
Hispanic1,4442.6%
White52,49193.9%
Black1,1002.0%
Asian3340.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native4910.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander340.1%
Two or More Races150.0%

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