Tennessee State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

Tennessee Senate District 30

A district of about 198,000 people, 57% Black, 29% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+48.4 relative to the nation for president.

Sara Kyle (D) · since Nov 4, 2014Next 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.

D+48.44th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican17th seat · the majority lineDistrict 30

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. SenateD+44.1

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 30.

Adults with a bachelor's degree29% 53rd pct · 16th of 33 in TN

Higher than 53% of seats.

White adults without a degree16% 6th pct · 31st of 33 in TN

Lower than 94% of seats.

Hispanic residents13% 91st pct · 4th of 33 in TN

Higher than 91% of seats.

Black residents57% 94th pct · 3rd of 33 in TN

Higher than 94% of seats.

Asian residents2% 75th pct · 9th of 33 in TN

Higher than 75% of seats.

People per square mile2,516 97th pct · 2nd of 33 in TN

Denser than 97% of seats.

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