Tennessee State Senate District 12

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tn-sd-012
State
Tennessee
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
012
Land Area
3,534.2 sq mi
Water Area
89.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Tennessee State Senate District 12

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Scott County532.30 sq mi15.1%100.0%
Morgan County522.18 sq mi14.8%100.0%
Fentress County498.61 sq mi14.1%100.0%
Campbell County480.19 sq mi13.6%100.0%
Overton County433.49 sq mi12.3%100.0%
Roane County360.76 sq mi10.2%100.0%
Macon County307.14 sq mi8.7%100.0%
Clay County236.54 sq mi6.7%100.0%
Pickett County162.98 sq mi4.6%100.0%

Showing all 9 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Oak Ridge city41.31 sq mi1.2%48.5%
Coalfield CDP24.73 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Grimsley CDP10.89 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Harriman city10.50 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Clarkrange CDP10.16 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Oneida town9.39 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Rockwood city8.02 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Kingston city7.08 sq mi0.2%97.1%
Winfield town6.71 sq mi0.2%98.8%
Livingston town6.51 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Jellico city6.22 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Lafayette city5.29 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Caryville town5.10 sq mi0.1%91.8%
La Follette city4.91 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Midtown CDP4.49 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Huntsville town4.05 sq mi0.1%48.8%
Petros CDP3.94 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Allardt city3.77 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fincastle CDP3.65 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hilham CDP3.53 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sunbright city3.53 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Helenwood CDP3.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Jamestown city2.94 sq mi0.1%94.1%
Jacksboro town2.58 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Elgin CDP1.94 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 33 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 398,85146.1%12.9%35.3%
TN District 694,76744.2%12.3%55.3%
TN District 220,7419.7%2.7%9.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
147,096
Active Voters
141,597 (96.3%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20240 (0.0%)4,467 (3.0%)31,261 (21.3%)
2021–20220 (0.0%)5,795 (3.9%)33,721 (22.9%)
2019–20200 (0.0%)8,376 (5.7%)26,099 (17.7%)
2017–20180 (0.0%)9,413 (6.4%)35,075 (23.8%)
2015–20160 (0.0%)8,031 (5.5%)27,921 (19.0%)
2013–20140 (0.0%)10,709 (7.3%)26,749 (18.2%)
2011–20120 (0.0%)6,649 (4.5%)20,779 (14.1%)

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
219,806
Median Age
44.0
Median Household Income
$55,390 (± $1,813)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
15.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1845,22320.6%
18 to 64128,88558.6%
65 and over45,69820.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,3422.4%
White, not Hispanic203,86892.7%
Black, not Hispanic3,3421.5%
Asian, not Hispanic7060.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1870.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic390.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1470.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,1752.8%

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
218,397
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
173,208

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic214,14598.1%
Hispanic4,2541.9%
White205,41394.1%
Black3,3481.5%
Asian6320.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1880.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander410.0%
Two or More Races1640.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic170,88398.7%
Hispanic2,3261.3%
White164,11894.8%
Black3,5792.1%
Asian9270.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,1431.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander340.0%
Two or More Races1010.1%

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