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Clare County, Michigan presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Clare County by 37.6 points, out of 17,288 votes for president.

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D+40R+40D+20R+202000: D+2.820002004: R+0.720042008: D+4.920082012: R+4.820122016: R+31.820162020: R+34.820202024: R+37.62024
Clare County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP11,77268.1%
Kamala Harris DEM5,27330.5%
All other candidates2431.4%
Total17,288

Clare County was R+37.6 against R+1.4 statewide, 36.2 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP10,86166.7%
Joseph R. Biden DEM5,19931.9%
All other candidates2211.4%
Total16,281

Clare County was R+34.8 against D+2.8 statewide, 37.6 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP8,50563.5%
Hillary Clinton DEM4,24931.7%
All other candidates6354.7%
Total13,389

Clare County was R+31.8 against R+0.2 statewide, 31.6 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
Mitt Romney REP6,98851.7%
Barack Obama DEM6,33846.9%
Virgil Goode, Jr. (UST)790.6%
Jill Stein (GRN)690.5%
Ross Anderson (NLP)190.1%
Gary Johnson (WRITE-IN)110.1%
Stewart Alexander (WRITE-IN)00.0%
Tom Hoefling (WRITE-IN)00.0%
Jerry White (WRITE-IN)00.0%
Total13,504

Clare County was R+4.8 against D+9.5 statewide, 14.3 points more Republican than the state.

Source: Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections, 2012 Official Michigan General Election Results - President of the United States, official as of November 26, 2012 (miboecfr.nictusa.com; 16 pages): county table in four column blocks (Romney/Obama with Total By County; Goode/Stein/Anderson; Alexander/Hoefling/Johnson write-ins; Jerry White write-in), each with a Totals line

TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama DEM7,49651.5%
John McCain REP6,79346.6%
All other candidates2781.9%
Total14,567

Clare County was D+4.9 against D+16.5 statewide, 11.6 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP7,08849.8%
John Kerry DEM6,98449.1%
All other candidates1541.1%
Total14,226

Clare County was R+0.7 against D+3.4 statewide, 4.1 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM6,28749.9%
George W. Bush REP5,93747.1%
All other candidates3833.0%
Total12,607

Clare County was D+2.8 against D+5.1 statewide, 2.3 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Clare County, Michigan in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Clare County by 37.6 points, out of 17,288 votes counted for president.

Is Clare County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 37.6 points; 2020: Republican by 34.8 points; 2016: Republican by 31.8 points; 2012: Republican by 4.8 points; 2008: Democratic by 4.9 points; 2004: Republican by 0.7 points; 2000: Democratic by 2.8 points.

How does Clare County vote compared with the rest of Michigan?

In 2024 it was 36.2 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 37.6 points against Republican by 1.4 points statewide).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data