Oklahoma 31st State Senate District, Oklahoma: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+49%. Democratic peak: D+73 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+49MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 111,5652024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,8712024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 67.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+73 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 31, OKOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,841 | 29,174 | 39,684 | ||
| R | 10,221 | 29,435 | 40,539 | ||
| R | 9,224 | 26,984 | 37,923 | ||
| R | 11,160 | 24,252 | 35,412 | ||
| R | 12,825 | 26,732 | 39,557 | ||
| R | 13,388 | 26,160 | 39,548 | ||
| R | 14,476 | 21,008 | 35,820 | ||
| R | 16,018 | 16,246 | 36,681 | ||
| D | 16,297 | 15,337 | 42,369 | ||
| R | 16,621 | 19,534 | 36,397 | ||
| R | 13,259 | 25,336 | 38,798 | ||
| R | 15,099 | 20,327 | 36,624 | ||
| D | 19,858 | 14,614 | 34,739 | ||
| R | 7,415 | 22,427 | 30,581 | ||
| D | 11,626 | 11,088 | 30,619 | ||
| D | 20,245 | 10,475 | 30,720 | ||
| R | 14,900 | 15,236 | 30,136 | ||
| D | 16,192 | 11,809 | 28,001 | ||
| D | 17,497 | 13,249 | 30,746 | ||
| D | 17,115 | 4,341 | 21,457 | ||
| D | 15,910 | 6,771 | 22,746 | ||
| D | 17,434 | 7,607 | 25,139 | ||
| D | 18,099 | 5,347 | 23,575 | ||
| D | 20,036 | 3,172 | 23,208 | ||
| R | 8,520 | 11,975 | 20,663 | ||
| D | 11,378 | 6,474 | 19,614 | ||
| D | 9,845 | 7,410 | 18,422 | ||
| D | 7,208 | 2,486 | 12,307 | ||
| D | 5,199 | 2,227 | 9,821 | ||
| D | 5,265 | 2,708 | 9,208 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.3%
Irish
10.6%
English
9.9%
American
6.8%
Italian
2.1%
Scottish
2.0%
French
1.4%
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: 37.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,871
State Senate District 31 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 31$60,871
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.7%
Working age (18–64)16.4%
Seniors (65+)12.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.8%
speak English only
Spanish5.9%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 35.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Oklahoma 31st State Senate District sits in the Southern Plains. 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 1 consecutive presidential elections.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Oklahoma 31st State Senate District peaked at seventy-three points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1996 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of one point. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $60,871 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 31, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 31, Oklahoma voted Republican by 48.7 points (R+49), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 39,684 votes cast, 9,841 went Democratic and 29,174 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 31, Oklahoma's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 31, Oklahoma as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 31, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 31, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in State Senate District 31, Oklahoma?
State Senate District 31, Oklahoma has a population of 111,565 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, Oklahoma?
Median household income in State Senate District 31, Oklahoma is $60,871 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of State Senate District 31, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 31, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.