Tennessee State Senate District 23

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tn-sd-023
State
Tennessee
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
023
Land Area
2,429.8 sq mi
Water Area
32.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Tennessee State Senate District 23

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Hickman County612.48 sq mi25.2%100.0%
Humphreys County530.76 sq mi21.8%100.0%
Dickson County489.90 sq mi20.2%100.0%
Robertson County476.34 sq mi19.6%100.0%
Cheatham County302.50 sq mi12.4%100.0%
Montgomery County17.80 sq mi0.7%3.3%

Showing all 6 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Coopertown town31.60 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Dickson city20.22 sq mi0.8%98.5%
Springfield city13.13 sq mi0.5%96.1%
Pleasant View city12.52 sq mi0.5%99.9%
Centerville town10.76 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Ashland City town10.67 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Kingston Springs town10.05 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Waverly city8.71 sq mi0.4%99.6%
Cross Plains city8.69 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Greenbrier town7.27 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Pegram town7.25 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Orlinda city6.59 sq mi0.3%100.0%
White House city6.48 sq mi0.3%54.9%
White Bluff town6.30 sq mi0.3%98.5%
New Johnsonville city5.15 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Bon Aqua Junction CDP4.71 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Charlotte town4.06 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Burns town3.38 sq mi0.1%96.1%
Ridgetop city2.73 sq mi0.1%90.4%
Lyles CDP2.62 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Adams city2.39 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Millersville city2.29 sq mi0.1%16.6%
McEwen city1.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Portland city1.64 sq mi0.1%10.9%
Slayden town1.53 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 28 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 7216,082100.0%28.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
151,391
Active Voters
145,258 (95.9%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20240 (0.0%)4,763 (3.1%)22,604 (14.9%)
2021–20220 (0.0%)5,873 (3.9%)23,964 (15.8%)
2019–20200 (0.0%)11,760 (7.8%)22,235 (14.7%)
2017–20180 (0.0%)9,281 (6.1%)23,940 (15.8%)
2015–20160 (0.0%)8,030 (5.3%)23,006 (15.2%)
2013–20140 (0.0%)8,604 (5.7%)18,436 (12.2%)
2011–20120 (0.0%)5,074 (3.4%)15,729 (10.4%)

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
223,707 (± 868)
Median Age
40.0
Median Household Income
$78,543 (± $1,657)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1851,11322.8%
18 to 64136,49461.0%
65 and over36,10016.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14,4676.5%
White, not Hispanic188,25984.2%
Black, not Hispanic10,4784.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1,5130.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3360.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic930.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic8560.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,7053.4%

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
218,626
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
167,779

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic207,94395.1%
Hispanic10,6884.9%
White189,46586.7%
Black10,7234.9%
Asian9630.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native3360.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander900.0%
Two or More Races9290.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic162,40196.8%
Hispanic5,3813.2%
White149,72189.2%
Black9,5095.7%
Asian1,0070.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,5560.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander900.1%
Two or More Races5420.3%

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