Tennessee State House District 40

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tn-hd-040
State
Tennessee
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
040
Land Area
1,230.3 sq mi
Water Area
46.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Tennessee State House District 40

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Smith County314.30 sq mi25.5%100.0%
Jackson County308.80 sq mi25.1%100.0%
DeKalb County304.41 sq mi24.7%100.0%
Cannon County265.64 sq mi21.6%100.0%
Wilson County37.12 sq mi3.0%6.5%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Dodson Branch CDP11.11 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Gordonsville town7.11 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Smithville city5.85 sq mi0.5%99.3%
Carthage town2.90 sq mi0.2%100.0%
South Carthage town2.56 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Alexandria town2.03 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Woodbury town1.98 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Tuckers Crossroads CDP1.60 sq mi0.1%56.2%
Gainesboro town1.56 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hickman CDP1.52 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Liberty town1.15 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Dowelltown town0.75 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Auburntown town0.57 sq mi<0.1%98.5%

Showing all 13 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 668,874100.0%9.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
48,679
Active Voters
46,717 (96.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20240 (0.0%)1,409 (2.9%)9,843 (20.2%)
2021–20220 (0.0%)2,855 (5.9%)13,320 (27.4%)
2019–20200 (0.0%)3,759 (7.7%)10,180 (20.9%)
2017–20180 (0.0%)5,269 (10.8%)10,619 (21.8%)
2015–20160 (0.0%)3,215 (6.6%)8,333 (17.1%)
2013–20140 (0.0%)5,851 (12.0%)6,807 (14.0%)
2011–20120 (0.0%)2,882 (5.9%)5,089 (10.5%)

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
71,024 (± 655)
Median Age
41.6
Median Household Income
$59,265 (± $2,574)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1815,27821.5%
18 to 6442,70660.1%
65 and over13,04018.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,2144.5%
White, not Hispanic63,75089.8%
Black, not Hispanic1,1051.6%
Asian, not Hispanic3340.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic910.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic430.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic590.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,4283.4%

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
69,744
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
54,687

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic67,51896.8%
Hispanic2,2263.2%
White64,34292.3%
Black1,1271.6%
Asian1740.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native910.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander430.1%
Two or More Races3290.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic53,38997.6%
Hispanic1,2982.4%
White51,34393.9%
Black9581.8%
Asian2070.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native6871.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander410.1%
Two or More Races1530.3%

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