Tennessee's 21st Senate district

Tennessee's 21st State Senate district
Senator	Jeff Yarbro D – Nashville
Demographics	57%  White 21%  Black 14%  Hispanic 5%  Asian 3% Other
Population (2018)	224,215 [1]

Tennessee's 21st Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jeff Yarbro, the current Senate Minority Leader, since 2014. ^[2]

Geography

District 21 is a convoluted district covering much of central Nashville and its inner suburbs in Davidson County, snaking its way from the Nations and Sylvan Park, down to Berry Hill and Grassmere, eastwards to the border of La Vergne, and back north to the East Nashville communities near Shelby Park. Vanderbilt University and the Nashville International Airport are both located within the district. ^{[1] [3]}

The district is located entirely within Tennessee's 5th congressional district, and overlaps with the 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th, 58th, 59th, and 60th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives. ^[4]

Recent election results

Tennessee Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms, with odd-numbered districts holding elections in midterm years and even-numbered districts holding elections in presidential years.

2018

2018 Tennessee Senate election, District 21 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Yarbro (incumbent)	55,905	100
Total votes			55,905	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 Tennessee Senate election, District 21 ^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Yarbro	6,830	56.7
	Democratic	Mary Mancini	5,217	43.3
Total votes			12,047	100
	Republican	Diana Cuellar	2,960	61.3
	Republican	Quincy McKnight	1,523	31.5
	Republican	Mwafaq Aljabbary	346	7.2
Total votes			4,829	100
General election
	Democratic	Jeff Yarbro	25,402	66.6
	Republican	Diana Cuellar	12,714	33.4
Total votes			38,116	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [6] [7]
2020	President	Biden 68.8 – 28.0%
2016	President	Clinton 63.9 – 29.9%
2012	President	Obama 61.2 – 36.7%
	Senate	Clayton 47.4 – 44.5%

References

1. "State Senate District 21, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
2. "Senator Jeff Yarbro". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
3. "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
5. "Tennessee State Senate District 21". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
7. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.