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State Senate District 31·Georgia

Georgia 31st State Senate District changed its political identity in living memory.

One of Georgia's most reliably Republican legislative districts

18762024·38 elections
GA
Latest
R+31
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
194,948
2024 ACS

Georgia 31st State Senate District, Georgia: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+31%. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+31MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
194,9482024 5-year
Median household income
$89,1572024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
64.8%2024 5-year
Black
20.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
9.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+78 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+54 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2 counties · 0 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−31.0%
33,99965,00799,909
R
−34.5%
28,75659,65889,542
R
−44.0%
18,09748,75069,600
R
−43.9%
16,98644,32262,267
R
−39.1%
18,60942,96462,260
R
−48.7%
11,82734,52746,651
R
−33.6%
9,80920,10430,613
R
−14.7%
9,11312,70724,448
R
−4.1%
9,27510,22423,415
R
−37.5%
5,27211,64616,986
R
−31.6%
5,47610,54516,021
D
+26.7%
9,3805,35315,082
D
+54.4%
10,6943,15413,848
R
−54.3%
2,1657,3069,471
O
+2.6%
2,8712,55412,246
D
+15.4%
6,6784,89911,580
D
+44.8%
6,3752,4328,807
D
+33.9%
5,8532,8928,745
D
+52.2%
6,2651,9658,230
D
+60.3%
3,7477724,936
D
+54.9%
3,8431,1184,963
D
+58.8%
4,0891,0525,161
D
+61.5%
3,9259344,865
D
+78.4%
3,7874444,262
R
−27.1%
1,4692,5614,030
D
+16.1%
1,1578002,221
R
−31.4%
9451,8102,755
D
+55.4%
1,73883,121
O
+44.6%
1,066632,251
R
−30.3%
7081,4332,391
D
+0.6%
9939772,548
R
−23.4%
9091,5332,666
R
−7.2%
1,0971,2762,473
D
+27.1%
1,2905242,825
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.6%
American
10.4%
Irish
9.1%
German
7.4%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.6%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.1%
speak English only
Spanish7.4%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Other languages1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
15.6%
Other Christian
7.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.6%
Methodist
2.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Mainline Protestant
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+29, Georgia Senate District 31 sits well outside the state's competitive zone, reflecting the rural and exurban patterns common to deeply conservative corners of the state.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Georgia 31st State Senate District peaked at seventy-eight points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of thirty-two points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $89,157 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 31, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 31, Georgia voted Republican by 31.0 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 99,909 votes cast, 33,999 went Democratic and 65,007 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 31, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 31, Georgia as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 17 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 31, Georgia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 31, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in State Senate District 31, Georgia?
State Senate District 31, Georgia has a population of 194,948 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 31, Georgia?
Median household income in State Senate District 31, Georgia is $89,157 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of State Senate District 31, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 31, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.