State Senate District 31 State Senate District (NC) — Elections 1876–2024

North Carolina 31st State Senate District, North Carolina: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+2%. Democratic peak: D+43 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 324,0842024 5-year
Median household income: $66,5812024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 60.6%2024 5-year
Black: 22.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 13.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+43 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+37 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 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	D	+1.8%	87,027	83,986	173,612
2020	D	+3.0%	86,137	80,988	169,668
2016	D	+0.5%	72,234	71,459	150,094
2012	R	−0.2%	72,056	72,294	146,128
2008	D	+3.4%	72,027	67,186	140,575
2004	R	−13.8%	51,073	67,439	118,928
2000	D	+17.3%	60,453	42,552	103,690
1996	R	−14.4%	38,061	51,787	95,455
1992	R	−4.2%	41,516	45,737	99,826
1988	R	−19.3%	33,734	49,924	83,920
1984	R	−24.7%	31,282	51,865	83,316
1980	R	−5.5%	33,567	37,595	73,900
1976	D	+1.6%	34,944	33,844	69,081
1972	R	−37.0%	18,223	40,318	59,692
1968	R	−17.9%	16,881	27,400	58,907
1964	D	+2.2%	27,512	26,320	53,832
1960	R	−14.0%	21,679	28,744	50,423
1956	R	−24.8%	15,263	25,347	40,610
1952	R	−1.4%	22,053	22,701	44,755
1948	D	+10.2%	13,158	10,549	25,576
1944	D	+20.1%	15,833	10,539	26,372
1940	D	+41.9%	19,055	7,808	26,863
1936	D	+43.4%	17,784	7,018	24,802
1932	D	+34.2%	13,746	6,673	20,710
1928	R	−32.7%	6,719	13,242	19,961
1924	D	+9.3%	7,605	6,284	14,261
1920	D	+0.2%	7,809	7,784	15,593
1916	D	+1.1%	4,512	4,416	9,120
1912	D	+9.0%	3,320	2,658	7,348
1908	R	−14.0%	2,829	3,768	6,712
1904	R	−5.2%	2,750	3,058	5,878
1900	R	−6.3%	3,218	3,649	6,887
1896	R	−17.0%	3,434	4,850	8,325
1892	R	−1.2%	3,277	3,360	7,202
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%

German

10.1%

Irish

8.1%

American

6.8%

Italian

2.8%

Scottish

2.1%

Polish

1.1%

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: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.3%

75–84

3.0%

4.8%

65–74

5.8%

6.4%

55–64

6.9%

5.9%

45–54

6.6%

5.8%

35–44

6.2%

6.1%

25–34

6.7%

4.6%

18–24

4.9%

8.4%

5–17

8.2%

2.8%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$66,581

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

State Senate District 31$66,581

North Carolina$72,388

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.0%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1820.4%

Working age (18–64)12.2%

Seniors (65+)12.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

85.6%

speak English only

Spanish10.8%

Other Indo-European1.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

27.1%

Baptist

12.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

10.9%

Methodist

9.6%

Mainline Protestant

5.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.7%

Non-Christian

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 30.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+43, this western or rural district sits far outside North Carolina's competitive corridors, delivering among the most lopsided statewide results of any state senate seat.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached forty-three points in 1936; the Republican margin reached thirty-seven points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 324,084, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $66,581 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 31, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 31, North Carolina voted Democratic by 1.8 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 173,612 votes cast, 87,027 went Democratic and 83,986 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 31, North Carolina's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 31, North Carolina as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 31, North Carolina last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 31, North Carolina voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 31, North Carolina?

State Senate District 31, North Carolina has a population of 324,084 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, North Carolina?

Median household income in State Senate District 31, North Carolina is $66,581 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.

What is the political history of State Senate District 31, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 31, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

North Carolina 31st State Senate District delivered D+2 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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