Tennessee State Senate District 15

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tn-sd-015
State
Tennessee
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
015
Land Area
2,355.6 sq mi
Water Area
30.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Tennessee State Senate District 15

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cumberland County681.31 sq mi28.9%100.0%
Putnam County401.11 sq mi17.0%100.0%
White County376.68 sq mi16.0%100.0%
Smith County314.30 sq mi13.3%100.0%
Jackson County308.80 sq mi13.1%100.0%
Van Buren County273.42 sq mi11.6%100.0%

Showing all 6 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Cookeville city35.77 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Fairfield Glade CDP23.00 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Crossville city20.40 sq mi0.9%99.8%
Dodson Branch CDP11.11 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Crab Orchard city10.94 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Lake Tansi CDP8.82 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Gordonsville town7.11 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Sparta city6.72 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Spencer city6.55 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Algood city4.09 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Baxter town3.14 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Monterey town3.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Carthage town2.90 sq mi0.1%100.0%
South Carthage town2.56 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bowman CDP2.29 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bon Air CDP1.97 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pleasant Hill town1.63 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mayland CDP1.62 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gainesboro town1.56 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hickman CDP1.52 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Doyle town1.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 21 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 6206,039100.0%26.8%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
148,376
Active Voters
142,227 (95.9%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20240 (0.0%)4,286 (2.9%)29,055 (19.6%)
2021–20220 (0.0%)5,249 (3.5%)32,524 (21.9%)
2019–20200 (0.0%)10,741 (7.2%)30,733 (20.7%)
2017–20180 (0.0%)9,707 (6.5%)29,984 (20.2%)
2015–20160 (0.0%)7,386 (5.0%)26,442 (17.8%)
2013–20140 (0.0%)11,223 (7.6%)22,754 (15.3%)
2011–20120 (0.0%)6,125 (4.1%)16,970 (11.4%)

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
213,126
Median Age
43.1
Median Household Income
$58,989 (± $1,682)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1842,01119.7%
18 to 64123,16457.8%
65 and over47,95122.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)11,2145.3%
White, not Hispanic190,61389.4%
Black, not Hispanic3,1391.5%
Asian, not Hispanic1,3800.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1520.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic890.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2640.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,2752.9%

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
209,203
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
167,710

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic200,83096.0%
Hispanic8,3714.0%
White191,67591.6%
Black3,1601.5%
Asian1,0700.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1600.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander920.0%
Two or More Races7110.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic162,98397.2%
Hispanic4,7292.8%
White156,27893.2%
Black3,1421.9%
Asian1,0760.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,8221.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander850.1%
Two or More Races5770.3%

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