Tennessee State House District 47

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tn-hd-047
State
Tennessee
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
047
Land Area
789.4 sq mi
Water Area
6.27 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Tennessee State House District 47

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Coffee County428.96 sq mi54.3%100.0%
Grundy County360.44 sq mi45.7%100.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Altamont town20.59 sq mi2.6%100.0%
Tullahoma city20.44 sq mi2.6%87.2%
Pelham CDP16.64 sq mi2.1%100.0%
Manchester city14.26 sq mi1.8%93.0%
Gruetli-Laager city12.68 sq mi1.6%100.0%
Coalmont city6.06 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Lakewood Park CDP5.74 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Palmer town4.93 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Beersheba Springs town4.81 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Tracy City town4.66 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Monteagle town4.14 sq mi0.5%45.7%
Hillsboro CDP4.12 sq mi0.5%100.0%
New Union CDP3.84 sq mi0.5%100.0%

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 471,418100.0%9.3%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
46,593
Active Voters
45,036 (96.7%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20240 (0.0%)1,763 (3.8%)9,605 (20.6%)
2021–20220 (0.0%)2,089 (4.5%)10,875 (23.3%)
2019–20200 (0.0%)3,567 (7.7%)10,255 (22.0%)
2017–20180 (0.0%)5,462 (11.7%)8,888 (19.1%)
2015–20160 (0.0%)2,801 (6.0%)8,309 (17.8%)
2013–20140 (0.0%)6,989 (15.0%)5,802 (12.5%)
2011–20120 (0.0%)2,099 (4.5%)5,125 (11.0%)

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
73,529
Median Age
39.6
Median Household Income
$58,339 (± $2,269)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
20.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1817,40323.7%
18 to 6442,67358.0%
65 and over13,45318.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,8265.2%
White, not Hispanic63,88086.9%
Black, not Hispanic2,5293.4%
Asian, not Hispanic8691.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic300.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic180.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1350.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,2423.0%

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
72,460
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
55,370

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic69,38795.8%
Hispanic3,0714.2%
White64,19988.6%
Black2,5783.6%
Asian6240.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native320.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1680.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic53,65596.9%
Hispanic1,7183.1%
White50,14290.6%
Black2,0903.8%
Asian5531.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native7981.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races820.1%

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