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State Senate District 31·Idaho

Idaho 31st State Senate District: R+69 in 2024 — among the deepest-red places in the country.

One of Idaho's most reliably Republican legislative districts

20082024·5 elections
ID
Latest
R+69
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
53,043
2024 ACS

Idaho 31st State Senate District, Idaho: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+69%. Republican peak: R+69 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+69MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
53,0432024 5-year
Median household income
$77,6452024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
87.5%2024 5-year
Black
0.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.5%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+69 in 2012MIT Election Lab
4 counties · 0 D · 4 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
−68.9%
3,72821,83426,285
R
−68.4%
3,54220,31824,527
R
−61.8%
2,28414,88720,396
R
−68.9%
2,98117,07820,453
R
−60.7%
3,63715,59419,692

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
30.7%
German
14.7%
Irish
7.3%
American
5.9%
Scottish
4.2%
French
2.5%
Italian
2.0%
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
90.2%
speak English only
Spanish8.6%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
68.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.5%
Baptist
1.6%
Mainline Protestant
1.0%
Methodist
0.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 20.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+68.9, this rural district ranks among the most one-sided in the state, where general-election outcomes are largely decided in the Republican primary.

The Republican margin in Idaho 31st State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-nine points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was sixty-nine points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $77,645, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 53,043 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 31, Idaho — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/16031/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 31, Idaho vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 31, Idaho voted Republican by 68.9 points (R+69), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,285 votes cast, 3,728 went Democratic and 21,834 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 31, Idaho's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 31, Idaho as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 31, Idaho?
State Senate District 31, Idaho has a population of 53,043 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, Idaho?
Median household income in State Senate District 31, Idaho is $77,645 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of State Senate District 31, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 31, Idaho from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.