Tennessee State House District 56

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tn-hd-056
State
Tennessee
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
056
Land Area
16.1 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Tennessee State House District 56

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Davidson County16.13 sq mi100.0%3.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)16.00 sq mi99.2%3.4%
Berry Hill city0.13 sq mi0.8%14.4%

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 743,21659.3%5.6%48.6%
TN District 529,62540.7%3.9%51.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
62,695
Active Voters
50,161 (80.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20240 (0.0%)7,313 (11.7%)4,915 (7.8%)
2021–20220 (0.0%)8,360 (13.3%)2,510 (4.0%)
2019–20200 (0.0%)13,821 (22.0%)3,714 (5.9%)
2017–20180 (0.0%)10,257 (16.4%)5,174 (8.3%)
2015–20160 (0.0%)6,798 (10.8%)5,319 (8.5%)
2013–20140 (0.0%)5,158 (8.2%)2,570 (4.1%)
2011–20120 (0.0%)2,344 (3.7%)3,201 (5.1%)

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
69,439 (± 2,036)
Median Age
31.8
Median Household Income
$102,609 (± $6,506)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
77.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,99313.0%
18 to 6451,09173.6%
65 and over9,35513.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,4825.0%
White, not Hispanic54,10977.9%
Black, not Hispanic4,5126.5%
Asian, not Hispanic3,9875.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic370.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic510.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1920.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,0694.4%

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
65,749
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
57,196

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic63,05595.9%
Hispanic2,6924.1%
White54,25282.5%
Black4,1826.4%
Asian2,6034.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native380.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander530.1%
Two or More Races2350.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic54,91796.0%
Hispanic2,2704.0%
White47,35782.8%
Black4,1927.3%
Asian2,8154.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native4340.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander510.1%
Two or More Races1230.2%

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