Tennessee State House District 55

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tn-hd-055
State
Tennessee
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
055
Land Area
18.2 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Tennessee State House District 55

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Davidson County18.23 sq mi100.0%3.6%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)17.45 sq mi95.7%3.7%
Berry Hill city0.77 sq mi4.3%85.5%

Showing all 2 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 562,67785.5%8.2%74.4%
TN District 75,8278.0%0.8%13.3%
TN District 64,7606.5%0.6%12.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
38,307
Active Voters
31,501 (82.2%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20240 (0.0%)3,390 (8.8%)1,217 (3.2%)
2021–20220 (0.0%)3,627 (9.5%)693 (1.8%)
2019–20200 (0.0%)6,935 (18.1%)1,164 (3.0%)
2017–20180 (0.0%)5,333 (13.9%)1,406 (3.7%)
2015–20160 (0.0%)3,856 (10.1%)1,448 (3.8%)
2013–20140 (0.0%)2,456 (6.4%)677 (1.8%)
2011–20120 (0.0%)1,318 (3.4%)921 (2.4%)

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
76,060 (± 3,047)
Median Age
30.1
Median Household Income
$65,442 (± $2,561)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
80.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
31.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1822,16129.1%
18 to 6448,77064.1%
65 and over5,1296.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)24,08131.7%
White, not Hispanic20,11226.4%
Black, not Hispanic22,79430.0%
Asian, not Hispanic3,5324.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic480.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic980.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,2461.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,1495.5%

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
59,140
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
39,927

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic46,24778.2%
Hispanic12,89421.8%
White19,91933.7%
Black20,72035.0%
Asian2,8554.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native510.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander640.1%
Two or More Races5570.9%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic35,38788.6%
Hispanic4,53911.4%
White16,62841.6%
Black15,79839.6%
Asian2,3145.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2610.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander570.1%
Two or More Races3951.0%

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