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Texas's 31st congressional district
Texas's 31st congressional district
	Texas's 31st congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative	John Carter; R–Round Rock
Distribution	86.1% urban; 13.9% rural;
Population (2016)	830,908
Median household; income	$70,346
Ethnicity	59.19% White; 23.93% Hispanic; 11.24% Black; 5.2% Asian; 0.44% Native American;
Cook PVI	R+10

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Texas's 31st congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers a strip of central Texas from the northern Austin suburbs up to Temple.

The district is centered around Williamson County, a fast-growing suburban county north of Austin; it includes the Williamson County portion of Austin itself. It also includes much of the area surrounding Fort Hood, giving the district a strong military presence.

John Carter has served as the representative from this district since its creation. The 31st district is one of only two districts in Texas (the other being the 36th district) that has never been represented by a member of the Democratic Party.

Election results from statewide races

Year	Result
2004	George W. Bush 67 - 33%
2008	John McCain 56 - 43%
2012	Mitt Romney 59.6 - 38.3%
2016	Donald Trump 53.5 - 40.8%
2018	Ted Cruz 50.5 - 48.4%
2020	Donald Trump 50 - 48%

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Note
District created		January 3, 2003
John Carter	Republican	January 3, 2003 – Present	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th	Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020.	Incumbent.

Recent election results

2004 election: Texas District 31
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Carter	160,247	64.8	4.3
	Democratic	Jon Porter	80,292	32.5	5.1
	Libertarian	Celeste Adams	6,888	2.8	1.5
Majority			79,955	32.3
Turnout			247,427
	Republican hold		Swing	-4.7

2006 election: Texas District 31
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Carter	94,242	58	6.8
	Democratic	Mary Beth Harrell	62,761	39	6.5
	Libertarian	Matt McAdoo	4,370	3	0.2
Majority			31,481	19	13.3
Turnout			161,373		34.8
	Republican hold		Swing	-6.7

2008 election: Texas District 31
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Carter	175,563	60.3	2.3
	Democratic	Brian P. Ruiz	106,559	36.6	3.6
	Libertarian	Barry N. Cooper	9,182	3.2	0.2
Majority			69,004	23.7	4.7
Turnout			291,304		80.5
	Republican hold		Swing

2010 election: Texas District 31
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Carter	126,384	82.6	20.3
	Libertarian	Bill Oliver	26,735	17.5	14.3
Majority			99,649	65.1	41.4
Turnout			153,119		47.4
	Republican hold		Swing

2012 election: Texas District 31
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Carter	145,348	61.3	22.3
	Democratic	Stephen M. Wyman	82,977	35.0	35.0
	Libertarian	Ethan Garofolo	8,862	3.7	13.8
Majority			82,587	34.8	30.3
Turnout			237,187		54.9
	Republican hold		Swing

2014 election: Texas District 31
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Carter	91,484	64.1
	Democratic	Louie Minor	45,634	32.0
	Libertarian	Scott Ballard	5,693	4.0
Majority			45,850
Turnout			142,811	18
	Republican hold		Swing

2016 election: Texas District 31
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Carter	166,060	58.4	5.7
	Democratic	Mike Clark	103,852	36.5	4.5
	Libertarian	Scott Ballard	14,676	5.2	1.2
Majority			62,208
Turnout			284,588	35	17
	Republican hold		Swing

2018 election: Texas District 31
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Carter	144,680	50.6	7.8
	Democratic	MJ Hegar	136,362	47.7	11.2
	Libertarian	Jason Hope	4,965	1.7	3.5
Majority			8,318	2.9	18.9
Turnout			286,007
	Republican hold		Swing

2020 election: Texas District 31
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Carter	212,695	53.5	2.9
	Democratic	Donna Imam	176,293	44.3	3.4
	Libertarian	Clark Patterson	8,922	2.2	0.5
Majority			36,402	9.15	6.25
Turnout			397,910
	Republican hold		Swing	-4.7

Historical district boundaries

References

^ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". Census.gov. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
^ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". Census.gov. Retrieved 14 October 2018. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=31
^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

External links

Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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[1] Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". Census.gov. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

[2] Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". Census.gov. Retrieved 14 October 2018. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[3] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=31

[Cook-4] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

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