Tennessee State Senate District 6

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tn-sd-006
State
Tennessee
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
006
Land Area
318.6 sq mi
Water Area
10.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Tennessee State Senate District 6

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Knox County318.63 sq mi100.0%62.7%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Knoxville city47.99 sq mi15.1%48.6%
Mascot CDP6.96 sq mi2.2%100.0%
Halls CDP6.22 sq mi2.0%70.4%
John Sevier CDP0.76 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Farragut town0.01 sq mi<0.1%0.1%

Showing all 5 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 2203,299100.0%26.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
148,305
Active Voters
141,748 (95.6%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20240 (0.0%)13,306 (9.0%)27,743 (18.7%)
2021–20220 (0.0%)11,082 (7.5%)19,699 (13.3%)
2019–20200 (0.0%)21,648 (14.6%)24,564 (16.6%)
2017–20180 (0.0%)10,654 (7.2%)27,253 (18.4%)
2015–20160 (0.0%)10,157 (6.8%)25,602 (17.3%)
2013–20140 (0.0%)4,823 (3.3%)18,696 (12.6%)
2011–20120 (0.0%)1,840 (1.2%)16,588 (11.2%)

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
211,420 (± 3,555)
Median Age
39.0
Median Household Income
$74,001 (± $2,008)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
39.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1842,92720.3%
18 to 64130,51761.7%
65 and over37,97618.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)10,5965.0%
White, not Hispanic167,88879.4%
Black, not Hispanic20,3539.6%
Asian, not Hispanic4,6102.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1780.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic270.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0840.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,6843.2%

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
205,645
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
163,562

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic197,87196.2%
Hispanic7,7763.8%
White168,99482.2%
Black19,7929.6%
Asian3,3561.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1730.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander270.0%
Two or More Races4940.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic158,85197.1%
Hispanic4,7112.9%
White137,86784.3%
Black16,31210.0%
Asian3,1751.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1980.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander140.0%
Two or More Races4010.2%

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