Tennessee State House District 9

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tn-hd-009
State
Tennessee
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
009
Land Area
840.7 sq mi
Water Area
17 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Tennessee State House District 9

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Hawkins County392.61 sq mi46.7%80.6%
Claiborne County225.70 sq mi26.8%51.9%
Hancock County222.32 sq mi26.4%100.0%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Church Hill city9.00 sq mi1.1%95.4%
Harrogate city7.26 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Surgoinsville town5.73 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Tazewell town4.32 sq mi0.5%99.6%
Mooresburg CDP3.79 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Rogersville town3.76 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Sneedville town2.30 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Bulls Gap town1.22 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cumberland Gap town0.33 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
New Tazewell town0.18 sq mi<0.1%3.6%
Bean Station city0.03 sq mi<0.1%0.5%

Showing all 11 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 147,74271.2%6.2%73.2%
TN District 219,29028.8%2.5%26.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
45,626
Active Voters
44,286 (97.1%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20240 (0.0%)804 (1.8%)10,777 (23.6%)
2021–20220 (0.0%)823 (1.8%)10,776 (23.6%)
2019–20200 (0.0%)2,111 (4.6%)9,530 (20.9%)
2017–20180 (0.0%)1,534 (3.4%)10,527 (23.1%)
2015–20160 (0.0%)1,676 (3.7%)9,942 (21.8%)
2013–20140 (0.0%)1,707 (3.7%)8,917 (19.5%)
2011–20120 (0.0%)942 (2.1%)7,466 (16.4%)

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
68,376 (± 1,156)
Median Age
44.2
Median Household Income
$51,241 (± $3,704)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
16.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1813,57919.9%
18 to 6440,56059.3%
65 and over14,23720.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,3482.0%
White, not Hispanic64,17193.9%
Black, not Hispanic7211.1%
Asian, not Hispanic3810.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic470.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic990.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,6092.4%

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
67,849
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
54,332

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic66,73998.4%
Hispanic1,1081.6%
White64,35694.9%
Black7501.1%
Asian3020.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native480.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1520.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic53,57298.6%
Hispanic7621.4%
White51,75195.2%
Black7751.4%
Asian3530.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native5951.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races1280.2%

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