Tennessee State House District 48

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tn-hd-048
State
Tennessee
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
048
Land Area
264.9 sq mi
Water Area
0.09 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Tennessee State House District 48

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Rutherford County264.91 sq mi100.0%42.8%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Murfreesboro city16.98 sq mi6.4%26.3%
Christiana CDP4.57 sq mi1.7%51.6%
Walterhill CDP2.22 sq mi0.8%73.9%

Showing all 3 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 470,958100.0%9.2%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
49,930
Active Voters
46,382 (92.9%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20240 (0.0%)2,169 (4.3%)6,932 (13.9%)
2021–20220 (0.0%)2,335 (4.7%)6,993 (14.0%)
2019–20200 (0.0%)5,641 (11.3%)7,440 (14.9%)
2017–20180 (0.0%)2,996 (6.0%)7,237 (14.5%)
2015–20160 (0.0%)2,931 (5.9%)8,242 (16.5%)
2013–20140 (0.0%)1,434 (2.9%)6,437 (12.9%)
2011–20120 (0.0%)1,293 (2.6%)5,297 (10.6%)

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
74,093 (± 2,867)
Median Age
34.4
Median Household Income
$86,554 (± $5,368)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
40.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1817,89924.2%
18 to 6446,61162.9%
65 and over9,58312.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,27811.2%
White, not Hispanic49,12066.3%
Black, not Hispanic11,09515.0%
Asian, not Hispanic1,5152.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic900.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic900.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic8401.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,0654.1%

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
71,781
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
54,067

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic65,13490.7%
Hispanic6,6519.3%
White49,36068.8%
Black11,42615.9%
Asian1,3891.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native910.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander880.1%
Two or More Races3680.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic50,99594.3%
Hispanic3,0745.7%
White39,33172.7%
Black9,27217.1%
Asian1,6763.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native4930.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander900.2%
Two or More Races1370.3%

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