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Texas 31st State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+55.22012R+61.02016R+56.82020R+58.02024R+61.5
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+61.5
2024
median income$72,260U.S. $80,734 · TX $78,476
median age34.1U.S. 39.1 · TX 35.7
poverty rate14.1%U.S. 12.5% · TX 13.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)22.3%U.S. 35.6% · TX 33.6%
non-english33.6%U.S. 22.3% · TX 35.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German11.0%
English10.7%
Irish7.8%
Mexican39.0%
Cuban0.9%
Spaniard0.5%
African American†4.1%
African0.5%
Vietnamese0.4%
Chinese0.2%
Burmese0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Midland County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Texas 31st State Senate District

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Texas 31st State Senate DistrictTrumpR+61.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for Texas 31st State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Texas 31st State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+61.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Texas 31st State Senate District · R+61.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican80.3%241,907
Kamala HarrisDemocratic18.8%56,601
Jill SteinGreen0.9%2,793
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 45 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (45 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Texas 31st State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Andrews County, TXRepublicanR+72.5
Armstrong County, TXRepublicanR+85.8
Bailey County, TXRepublicanR+61.1
Borden County, TXRepublicanR+91.5
Briscoe County, TXRepublicanR+79.7
Carson County, TXRepublicanR+81.1
Castro County, TXRepublicanR+58.1
Cochran County, TXRepublicanR+65.7
Coke County, TXRepublicanR+79.6
Crane County, TXRepublicanR+72.6
Dallam County, TXRepublicanR+78.3
Dawson County, TXRepublicanR+61.0
Deaf Smith County, TXRepublicanR+51.7
Ector County, TXRepublicanR+52.8
Gaines County, TXRepublicanR+82.6
Glasscock County, TXRepublicanR+88.2
Hall County, TXRepublicanR+73.4
Hansford County, TXRepublicanR+84.8
Hartley County, TXRepublicanR+83.1
Hemphill County, TXRepublicanR+75.7
Howard County, TXRepublicanR+62.8
Hutchinson County, TXRepublicanR+77.0
Irion County, TXRepublicanR+75.6
Lipscomb County, TXRepublicanR+79.6
Loving County, TXRepublicanR+78.4
Martin County, TXRepublicanR+75.8
Midland County, TXRepublicanR+60.4
Mitchell County, TXRepublicanR+71.3
Moore County, TXRepublicanR+67.0
Ochiltree County, TXRepublicanR+81.4
Oldham County, TXRepublicanR+84.0
Parmer County, TXRepublicanR+70.0
Potter County, TXRepublicanR+44.4
Randall County, TXRepublicanR+60.4
Reagan County, TXRepublicanR+69.4
Roberts County, TXRepublicanR+92.1
Schleicher County, TXRepublicanR+64.4
Scurry County, TXRepublicanR+73.6
Sherman County, TXRepublicanR+87.8
Sterling County, TXRepublicanR+85.9
Swisher County, TXRepublicanR+63.4
Upton County, TXRepublicanR+77.0
Ward County, TXRepublicanR+66.1
Winkler County, TXRepublicanR+70.5
Yoakum County, TXRepublicanR+70.8
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
18.8%Harris56,601
80.3%Trump241,907
0.9%Stein2,793
−61.5%
301,301
R
20.4%Biden62,281
78.4%Trump239,266
1.2%Jorgensen3,516
−58.0%
305,063
R
19.7%Clinton51,767
76.5%Trump200,743
3.8%Johnson9,971
−56.8%
262,481
R
19.5%Obama46,668
80.5%Romney192,734
0.0%
−61.0%
239,402
R
21.7%Obama57,567
76.9%McCain203,988
1.4%Barr3,718
−55.2%
265,273
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −61.5% in 2024.−61.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−55.2%
2012−61.0%
2016−56.8%
2020−58.0%
2024−61.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RKevin SparksState Senate · 31

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+52.5 across nearly 908,000 residents, this West Texas district posts among the widest partisan gaps in the state senate map, reflecting a rural and small-city electorate with deep conservative consistency.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 61.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.5 points.

A population of 907,784, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,260 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 28 and State Senate District 4.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 28
Texas
96.2twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ Mexican ancestry
State Senate District 4
Texas
91.4twin score
2008–2016 trajectorypopulation scale≠ % Latino
State Senate District 54
Georgia
89.2twin score
2012–2024 trajectory≠ population scale

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

Compare two places, side by side

Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →

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Places within Texas 31st State Senate District

counties it covers45
Andrews CountyArmstrong CountyBailey CountyBorden CountyBriscoe CountyCarson CountyCastro CountyCochran CountyCoke CountyCrane CountyDallam CountyDawson CountyDeaf Smith CountyEctor CountyGaines CountyGlasscock CountyHall CountyHansford CountyHartley CountyHemphill CountyHoward CountyHutchinson CountyIrion CountyLipscomb County+21 more

Frequently asked questions

How did Texas 31st State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Texas 31st State Senate District voted Republican by 61.5 points (R+61.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 301,301 votes cast, 56,601 went Democratic and 241,907 went Republican.
How many people live in Texas 31st State Senate District?
Texas 31st State Senate District has a population of 907,784 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Texas 31st State Senate District?
Median household income in Texas 31st State Senate District is $72,260 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Texas 31st State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Texas 31st State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.