State House District 31 State House District (AR) — Elections 1876–2024

Arkansas 31st State House District, Arkansas: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+61%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+61MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: RealignerAkashic typology
Population: 4,6722024 5-year
Median household income: $57,8392024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 89.4%2024 5-year
Black: 2.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+84 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+61 in 2024MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 0 D · 1 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−61.2%	295	1,270	1,592
2020	R	−59.7%	308	1,275	1,620
2016	R	−53.9%	309	1,079	1,428
2012	R	−36.9%	402	913	1,385
2008	R	−29.6%	457	863	1,370
2004	R	−4.8%	660	728	1,404
2000	D	+3.9%	636	587	1,256
1996	D	+24.9%	666	378	1,157
1992	D	+32.7%	759	353	1,240
1988	R	−0.9%	510	519	1,037
1984	R	−13.2%	476	622	1,107
1980	D	+13.7%	603	454	1,091
1976	D	+47.1%	754	271	1,026
1972	R	−46.1%	228	617	844
1968	O	−8.2%	221	288	813
1964	D	+35.0%	477	229	708
1960	D	+2.1%	279	267	560
1956	D	+29.0%	348	191	542
1952	D	+31.0%	359	189	549
1948	D	+63.3%	267	51	341
1944	D	+46.9%	258	93	352
1940	D	+62.5%	223	51	275
1936	D	+62.9%	182	41	224
1932	D	+83.7%	330	28	361
1928	D	+16.6%	143	102	247
1924	D	+35.9%	116	46	195
1920	D	+26.3%	188	108	304
1916	D	+62.3%	231	54	284
1912	D	+47.3%	126	29	205
1908	D	+47.3%	162	55	226
1904	D	+37.1%	93	41	140
1900	D	+44.2%	110	42	154
1896	D	+72.3%	164	26	191
1892	D	+51.1%	125	32	182
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

14.5%

American

14.3%

Irish

10.9%

German

8.2%

Scottish

1.7%

Italian

1.4%

French

1.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.9%

2.3%

75–84

3.3%

4.3%

65–74

4.9%

6.1%

55–64

6.1%

6.4%

45–54

6.3%

6.4%

35–44

6.4%

6.9%

25–34

7.0%

4.4%

18–24

3.9%

8.9%

5–17

9.2%

3.2%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$57,839

State House District 31 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 31$57,839

Arkansas$60,773

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

17.4%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1822.5%

Working age (18–64)16.1%

Seniors (65+)13.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

97.7%

speak English only

Spanish1.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%

Other Indo-European0.1%

Other languages0.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

29.9%

Other Christian

9.2%

Methodist

4.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.4%

Mainline Protestant

1.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Arkansas 31st State House District sits in the Mid-South. Its political identity was forged in the union halls of the mid-twentieth century, when industrial labor and the Democratic party became, for working people, two faces of the same political fact. That identity held for 3 consecutive presidential elections.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Arkansas 31st State House District peaked at eighty-four points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2004 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of five points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $57,839 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 31, Arkansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 31, Arkansas voted Republican by 61.2 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,592 votes cast, 295 went Democratic and 1,270 went Republican.

What is State House District 31, Arkansas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 31, Arkansas as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 9 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District 31, Arkansas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 31, Arkansas voted Democratic was 2000.

How many people live in State House District 31, Arkansas?

State House District 31, Arkansas has a population of 4,672 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in State House District 31, Arkansas?

Median household income in State House District 31, Arkansas is $57,839 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.

What is the political history of State House District 31, Arkansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 31, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Arkansas 31st State House District changed its political identity in living memory.

Key facts

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