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State Senate District 31·Missouri

Missouri 31st State Senate District delivered R+37 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

One of Missouri's most lopsided legislative districts by presidential margin

2008 — 2024·5 elections
MO
Latest
R+37
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
177,879
2024 ACS

Missouri 31st State Senate District, Missouri: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+37%. Republican peak: R+38 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+37MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
177,8792024 5-year
Median household income
$78,9652024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
85.5%2024 5-year
Black
4.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.1%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+38 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 0 D · 3 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−36.8%
27,64560,48689,331
R
−35.6%
27,08458,03187,040
R
−37.7%
21,90651,70379,134
R
−27.5%
26,69147,66076,243
R
−17.5%
31,91345,71779,000

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.2%
English
13.7%
Irish
11.8%
American
8.1%
Italian
2.4%
Scottish
1.8%
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: 37.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.4%
2.2%
75–84
2.6%
4.6%
65–74
5.1%
6.3%
55–64
6.5%
5.7%
45–54
5.7%
6.3%
35–44
6.2%
6.4%
25–34
6.2%
5.7%
18–24
5.2%
8.8%
5–17
8.4%
2.9%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,965
State Senate District 31 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 31$78,965
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.5%
Working age (18–64)8.3%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.8%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
11.5%
Other Christian
8.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.8%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Methodist
3.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.0%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+46.5, this district ranks among the most one-sided in the state. Its political uniformity makes it a benchmark for measuring rural Missouri's partisan alignment.

The Republican margin in Missouri 31st State Senate District reached its widest at thirty-eight points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was thirty-seven points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $78,965, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 177,879 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 31, Missouri — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/29031/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 31, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 31, Missouri voted Republican by 36.8 points (R+37), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 89,331 votes cast, 27,645 went Democratic and 60,486 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 31, Missouri's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 31, Missouri 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, Missouri?
State Senate District 31, Missouri has a population of 177,879 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, Missouri?
Median household income in State Senate District 31, Missouri is $78,965 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of State Senate District 31, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 31, Missouri 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.