Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District
Tennessee · TN-03
Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District is one of 9 U.S. House districts in Tennessee, represented in Congress by Charles Fleischmann (Republican). It is home to roughly 778,500 people, with a median age of 41.1. The population is about 78% White. The median household income is $67,150, and 29% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Republican (R+36).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 3,719 square miles, TN-03 is the 179th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 209 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.23 ranks 281st of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 31% of TN-03 voters backed Kamala Harris and 67% Donald Trump — a R+36 margin. That is a 4.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+32.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 41.1 years old; 21.1% of residents are under 18 and 19% are 65 or older. About 4.7% of residents were born outside the United States, and 7.1% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $67,150, the district's median household income ranks 323rd of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $238,461, and the median rent is $1,017 a month. 13.3% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 25.6-minute commute (10.7% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).