Tennessee State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

Tennessee Senate District 16

A district of about 217,000 people, 20% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+57.7 relative to the nation for president.

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+57.727th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican17th seat · the majority lineDistrict 16

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+60.9

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 16.

Adults with a bachelor's degree20% 16th pct · 28th of 33 in TN

Lower than 84% of seats.

White adults without a degree71% 84th pct · 6th of 33 in TN

Higher than 84% of seats.

Hispanic residents6% 44th pct · 19th of 33 in TN

Lower than 56% of seats.

Black residents4% 25th pct · 25th of 33 in TN

Lower than 75% of seats.

Asian residents1% 31st pct · 23rd of 33 in TN

Lower than 69% of seats.

People per square mile80 12th pct · 29th of 33 in TN

Less dense than 88% of seats.

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