Tennessee State Senate District 7

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tn-sd-007
State
Tennessee
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
007
Land Area
131.8 sq mi
Water Area
4.32 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Tennessee State Senate District 7

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Knox County131.83 sq mi100.0%25.9%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Knoxville city35.67 sq mi27.1%36.1%
Farragut town15.94 sq mi12.1%99.8%
Karns CDP2.93 sq mi2.2%98.2%
Halls CDP2.61 sq mi2.0%29.6%

Showing all 4 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 2204,332100.0%26.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
143,409
Active Voters
135,533 (94.5%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20240 (0.0%)10,258 (7.2%)21,454 (15.0%)
2021–20220 (0.0%)8,804 (6.1%)16,712 (11.7%)
2019–20200 (0.0%)19,194 (13.4%)20,830 (14.5%)
2017–20180 (0.0%)8,721 (6.1%)23,174 (16.2%)
2015–20160 (0.0%)8,464 (5.9%)21,838 (15.2%)
2013–20140 (0.0%)3,273 (2.3%)16,918 (11.8%)
2011–20120 (0.0%)1,402 (1.0%)14,072 (9.8%)

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
209,832 (± 3,430)
Median Age
36.2
Median Household Income
$76,365 (± $2,362)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
44.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1843,26820.6%
18 to 64134,34964.0%
65 and over32,21515.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)13,7866.6%
White, not Hispanic168,35780.2%
Black, not Hispanic12,8526.1%
Asian, not Hispanic5,4912.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1450.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic3480.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic7260.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8,1273.9%

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
201,198
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
159,579

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic192,11595.5%
Hispanic9,0844.5%
White168,29883.6%
Black12,7076.3%
Asian3,7021.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1430.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3270.2%
Two or More Races7690.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic155,07697.2%
Hispanic4,5002.8%
White137,46686.1%
Black11,9627.5%
Asian3,7282.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2920.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2590.2%
Two or More Races5080.3%

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