Overview
- District ID
- tn-sd-028
- State
- Tennessee
- Chamber
- Upper chamber (state senate)
- District Code
- 028
- Land Area
- 1,891 sq mi
- Water Area
- 3.79 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
Showing all 5 counties
Places
Showing all 16 places
Overlapping Congressional Districts
| Congressional district | Population in both | Share of this district's population | Share of the congressional district's population | Share of this district's land |
|---|
| TN District 5 | 179,837 | 85.6% | 23.4% | 67.7% |
| TN District 4 | 30,346 | 14.4% | 4.0% | 32.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 148,921
- Active Voters
- 144,212 (96.8%)
Party Registration
This state's voter file does not record party registration.
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 0 (0.0%) | 5,407 (3.6%) | 26,886 (18.1%) |
| 2021–2022 | 0 (0.0%) | 5,942 (4.0%) | 25,367 (17.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 0 (0.0%) | 11,512 (7.7%) | 23,533 (15.8%) |
| 2017–2018 | 0 (0.0%) | 8,048 (5.4%) | 23,806 (16.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 0 (0.0%) | 6,257 (4.2%) | 20,489 (13.8%) |
| 2013–2014 | 0 (0.0%) | 6,105 (4.1%) | 16,632 (11.2%) |
| 2011–2012 | 0 (0.0%) | 5,004 (3.4%) | 15,752 (10.6%) |
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
- 222,073 (± 836)
- Median Age
- 39.4
- Median Household Income
- $77,293 (± $3,049)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 92.3%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 28.3%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 52,980 | 23.9% |
| 18 to 64 | 131,938 | 59.4% |
| 65 and over | 37,155 | 16.7% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 14,815 | 6.7% |
| White, not Hispanic | 179,040 | 80.6% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 16,166 | 7.3% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 2,312 | 1.0% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 242 | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 13 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 933 | 0.4% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 8,552 | 3.9% |
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
- 217,596
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 164,716
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 205,473 | 94.4% |
| Hispanic | 12,125 | 5.6% |
| White | 179,878 | 82.7% |
| Black | 16,433 | 7.6% |
| Asian | 1,701 | 0.8% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 230 | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 355 | 0.2% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 157,976 | 95.9% |
| Hispanic | 6,737 | 4.1% |
| White | 139,721 | 84.8% |
| Black | 14,879 | 9.0% |
| Asian | 1,472 | 0.9% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 2,174 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 249 | 0.2% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
