Texas 31st State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −60.4% |
| 2008 | −55.2% |
| 2012 | −60.2% |
| 2016 | −56.8% |
| 2020 | −58.0% |
| 2024 | −61.5% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 18.8%Harris56,601 | 80.3%Trump241,907 | 0.9% | R+61.5 | R+3.5 | R+60.0 | 301,301 | |
| R | 20.4%Biden62,281 | 78.4%Trump239,266 | 1.2% | R+58.0 | R+1.3 | R+62.5 | 305,063 | |
| R | 19.7%Clinton51,767 | 76.5%Trump200,743 | 3.8% | R+56.8 | D+3.5 | R+58.8 | 262,481 | |
| R | 19.2%Obama46,668 | 79.5%Romney192,734 | 1.3% | R+60.2 | R+5.0 | R+64.1 | 242,546 | |
| R | 21.7%Obama57,567 | 76.9%McCain203,988 | 1.4% | R+55.2 | D+5.2 | R+62.5 | 265,273 | |
| R | 19.6%Kerry51,239 | 80.0%Bush209,118 | 0.5% | R+60.4 | — | R+57.9 | 261,553 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 61.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.5 points.
A population of 907,784, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,260 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 28 and State Senate District 4.
The state-senate 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 Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/48031/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.