Texas 31st State Senate District, Texas: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+62%. Democratic peak: D+80 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+62MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 909,2782024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,6612024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 58.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 46.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+80 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 31, TXOne 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 | 56,559 | 241,863 | 301,240 | ||
| R | 62,281 | 239,268 | 306,019 | ||
| R | 51,767 | 200,746 | 262,916 | ||
| R | 48,093 | 193,097 | 244,354 | ||
| R | 57,611 | 204,020 | 263,886 | ||
| R | 51,237 | 209,111 | 261,544 | ||
| R | 54,248 | 181,882 | 239,765 | ||
| R | 72,873 | 144,229 | 235,838 | ||
| R | 71,921 | 138,420 | 257,705 | ||
| R | 76,899 | 169,752 | 247,940 | ||
| R | 60,742 | 204,456 | 266,299 | ||
| R | 70,469 | 165,821 | 241,904 | ||
| R | 95,779 | 123,046 | 221,241 | ||
| R | 41,076 | 151,541 | 194,873 | ||
| R | 55,892 | 93,147 | 197,876 | ||
| D | 97,417 | 82,743 | 180,522 | ||
| R | 71,818 | 91,955 | 165,568 | ||
| R | 64,329 | 73,834 | 138,800 | ||
| R | 63,307 | 85,247 | 148,784 | ||
| D | 66,435 | 16,687 | 86,628 | ||
| D | 50,360 | 12,343 | 69,337 | ||
| D | 61,559 | 12,625 | 74,342 | ||
| D | 49,478 | 5,388 | 55,372 | ||
| D | 46,450 | 5,984 | 52,853 | ||
| R | 15,149 | 23,892 | 39,085 | ||
| D | 19,827 | 6,006 | 28,653 | ||
| D | 12,226 | 4,032 | 17,039 | ||
| D | 12,234 | 1,527 | 14,677 | ||
| D | 8,449 | 564 | 11,100 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.2%
English
8.0%
Irish
5.8%
American
5.7%
Scottish
1.4%
Italian
0.9%
French
0.9%
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: 34.3 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
$73,661
State Senate District 31 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 31$73,661
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.9%
Working age (18–64)12.3%
Seniors (65+)16.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
66.4%
speak English only
Spanish29.8%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Religious adherence data not available for this county.
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.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Texas 31st State Senate District peaked at eighty points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1968 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of nineteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $73,661 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 31, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 31, Texas voted Republican by 61.5 points (R+62), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 301,240 votes cast, 56,559 went Democratic and 241,863 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 31, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 31, Texas as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 31, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 31, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 31, Texas?
State Senate District 31, Texas has a population of 909,278 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, Texas?
Median household income in State Senate District 31, Texas is $73,661 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of State Senate District 31, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 31, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.