Texas 31st State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −2.8% |
| 2008 | +7.3% |
| 2012 | +7.5% |
| 2016 | −3.3% |
| 2020 | −25.0% |
| 2024 | −36.9% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 31.3%Harris21,966 | 68.2%Trump47,876 | 0.5% | R+36.9 | R+11.9 | R+35.4 | 70,219 | |
| R | 37.2%Biden25,790 | 62.2%Trump43,120 | 0.5% | R+25.0 | R+21.7 | R+29.5 | 69,275 | |
| R | 47.1%Clinton25,652 | 50.4%Trump27,449 | 2.4% | R+3.3 | R+10.8 | R+5.4 | 54,427 | |
| D | 53.3%Obama27,402 | 45.9%Romney23,562 | 0.8% | D+7.5 | D+0.2 | D+3.6 | 51,369 | |
| D | 52.7%Obama26,056 | 45.5%McCain22,463 | 1.8% | D+7.3 | D+10.1 | ±0.0 | 49,398 | |
| R | 48.4%Kerry23,341 | 51.2%Bush24,696 | 0.4% | R+2.8 | — | R+0.4 | 48,231 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+52.5, this West Texas or rural district ranks among the state's most one-sided in presidential voting, leaving general-election outcomes largely predetermined and primary contests as the decisive political events.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 7.5 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 36.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 11.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.9 points.
A population of 184,966, a 24% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,148 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 43 and State House District 80.
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
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Texas 31st State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/48031/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.