Tennessee State House District 49

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tn-hd-049
State
Tennessee
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
049
Land Area
56.8 sq mi
Water Area
0.17 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Tennessee State House District 49

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Rutherford County56.79 sq mi100.0%9.2%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Smyrna town23.59 sq mi41.5%69.1%
La Vergne city7.33 sq mi12.9%29.7%
Murfreesboro city2.62 sq mi4.6%4.1%

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 467,000100.0%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
42,684
Active Voters
39,813 (93.3%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20240 (0.0%)1,921 (4.5%)4,505 (10.6%)
2021–20220 (0.0%)1,508 (3.5%)3,153 (7.4%)
2019–20200 (0.0%)4,297 (10.1%)4,079 (9.6%)
2017–20180 (0.0%)2,092 (4.9%)3,908 (9.2%)
2015–20160 (0.0%)2,089 (4.9%)4,770 (11.2%)
2013–20140 (0.0%)775 (1.8%)3,012 (7.1%)
2011–20120 (0.0%)566 (1.3%)2,645 (6.2%)

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
71,960 (± 2,052)
Median Age
34.4
Median Household Income
$84,252 (± $2,582)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1818,31925.5%
18 to 6446,34164.4%
65 and over7,30010.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)12,26917.0%
White, not Hispanic39,88955.4%
Black, not Hispanic12,08216.8%
Asian, not Hispanic2,9954.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic990.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic850.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic5330.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,0085.6%

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
63,753
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
47,251

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic57,53890.3%
Hispanic6,2119.7%
White39,25461.6%
Black11,97418.8%
Asian2,4673.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native900.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander460.1%
Two or More Races5250.8%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic44,01493.1%
Hispanic3,2446.9%
White31,56366.8%
Black9,97721.1%
Asian1,7973.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native3340.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander390.1%
Two or More Races3050.6%

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