Texas 31st State Senate District, Texas: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+62%. Republican peak: R+62 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+62MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 897,5502024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,4992024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 58.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 46.4%2024 5-year
- 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.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 55,730 | 238,111 | 296,321 | ||
| R | 61,426 | 235,644 | 301,265 | ||
| R | 51,134 | 197,708 | 259,081 | ||
| R | 47,540 | 190,201 | 240,855 | ||
| R | 56,931 | 201,085 | 260,345 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.2%
English
7.9%
Irish
5.8%
American
5.6%
Scottish
1.4%
French
0.9%
Italian
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
$73,499
State Senate District 31 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 31$73,499
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 1818.0%
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
66.3%
speak English only
Spanish30.0%
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 Republican margin in Texas 31st State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-two points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-two points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $73,499, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 897,550 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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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 296,321 votes cast, 55,730 went Democratic and 238,111 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 31, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 31, Texas 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, Texas?
State Senate District 31, Texas has a population of 897,550 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 $73,499 — 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 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 31, Texas 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.