Tennessee State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

Tennessee Senate District 12

A district of about 220,000 people, 16% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+66.8 relative to the nation for president.

Ken Yager (R) · since Nov 4, 2008Next election Nov 7, 2028

Where it sits among all 33 seats

Every Tennessee State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+66.833rd most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican17th seat · the majority lineDistrict 12

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

2024
U.S. SenateR+57.1

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 33 seats. Small marks are other seats in Tennessee. The black marker is District 12.

Adults with a bachelor's degree16% 0th pct · 33rd of 33 in TN

Lowest of 33 seats.

White adults without a degree79% 100th pct · 1st of 33 in TN

Highest of 33 seats.

Hispanic residents2% 0th pct · 33rd of 33 in TN

Lowest of 33 seats.

Black residents2% 6th pct · 31st of 33 in TN

Lower than 94% of seats.

Asian residents0% 0th pct · 33rd of 33 in TN

Lowest of 33 seats.

People per square mile61 6th pct · 31st of 33 in TN

Less dense than 94% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET