Tennessee State Senate District 20

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tn-sd-020
State
Tennessee
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
020
Land Area
276.8 sq mi
Water Area
5.32 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Tennessee State Senate District 20

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Davidson County276.81 sq mi100.0%55.0%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)251.51 sq mi90.9%52.9%
Forest Hills city9.24 sq mi3.3%100.0%
Oak Hill city6.96 sq mi2.5%88.7%
Goodlettsville city5.75 sq mi2.1%40.0%
Belle Meade city3.06 sq mi1.1%99.8%
Ridgetop city0.29 sq mi0.1%9.7%

Showing all 6 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 5124,50757.6%16.2%35.5%
TN District 676,61735.5%10.0%21.2%
TN District 714,9526.9%1.9%43.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
184,531
Active Voters
160,087 (86.8%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20240 (0.0%)22,444 (12.2%)20,764 (11.3%)
2021–20220 (0.0%)25,159 (13.6%)12,615 (6.8%)
2019–20200 (0.0%)40,769 (22.1%)19,106 (10.4%)
2017–20180 (0.0%)33,652 (18.2%)24,224 (13.1%)
2015–20160 (0.0%)21,984 (11.9%)24,323 (13.2%)
2013–20140 (0.0%)15,821 (8.6%)12,202 (6.6%)
2011–20120 (0.0%)7,989 (4.3%)15,188 (8.2%)

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
213,215 (± 3,811)
Median Age
40.6
Median Household Income
$98,539 (± $2,141)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
57.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1842,43719.9%
18 to 64131,19561.5%
65 and over39,58318.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)18,8288.8%
White, not Hispanic156,02573.2%
Black, not Hispanic22,76710.7%
Asian, not Hispanic6,0842.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1110.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic160.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7410.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8,6434.1%

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
204,505
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
163,135

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic190,37593.1%
Hispanic14,1306.9%
White156,88376.7%
Black22,74211.1%
Asian4,3082.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1100.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander130.0%
Two or More Races3800.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic154,87494.9%
Hispanic8,2635.1%
White129,62379.5%
Black19,31611.8%
Asian4,4802.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2700.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander150.0%
Two or More Races2350.1%

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