Clay County, Minnesota presidential election results
In 2024 Kamala Harris won Clay County by 0.5 points, out of 32,734 votes for president.
2024
Minnesota 2024| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamala Harris DEM | 16,121 | 49.2% | |
| Donald J. Trump REP | 15,965 | 48.8% | |
| All other candidates | 648 | 2.0% | |
| Total | 32,734 | ||
Clay County was D+0.4 against D+4.2 statewide, 3.8 points more Republican than the state.
2020
Minnesota 2020| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph R. Biden DFL | 16,357 | 50.9% | |
| Donald J. Trump R | 15,043 | 46.8% | |
| Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen (LIB) | 410 | 1.3% | |
| Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker (GP) | 101 | 0.3% | |
| Kanye West and Michelle Tidball (IND) | 79 | 0.2% | |
| Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente and Darcy Richardson (IA) | 76 | 0.2% | |
| Brock Pierce and Karla Ballard (IND) | 57 | 0.2% | |
| Gloria La Riva and Leonard Peltier (SLP) | 9 | 0.0% | |
| Alyson Kennedy and Malcolm Jarrett (SWP) | 6 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 32,138 | ||
Clay County was D+4.1 against D+7.1 statewide, 3.0 points more Republican than the state.
2016
Minnesota 2016| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 13,543 | 46.1% | |
| Hillary Clinton DEM | 12,971 | 44.1% | |
| All other candidates | 2,884 | 9.8% | |
| Total | 29,398 | ||
Clay County was R+2.0 against D+1.5 statewide, 3.5 points more Republican than the state.
2012
Minnesota 2012| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama DFL | 15,208 | 52.9% | |
| Mitt Romney R | 12,920 | 44.9% | |
| GARY JOHNSON AND JIM GRAY (LIB) | 384 | 1.3% | |
| JILL STEIN AND CHERI HONKALA (GP) | 134 | 0.5% | |
| VIRGIL GOODE AND JIM CLYMER (CP) | 38 | 0.1% | |
| ROSS C. "ROCKY" ANDERSON AND LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ (JP) | 30 | 0.1% | |
| JIM CARLSON AND GEORGE MCMAHON (GR) | 28 | 0.1% | |
| JAMES HARRIS AND MAURA DELUCA (SWP) | 15 | 0.1% | |
| DEAN MORSTAD AND JOSH FRANKE-HYLAND (CG) | 9 | 0.0% | |
| PETA LINDSAY AND YARI OSORIO (SL) | 3 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 28,769 | ||
Clay County was D+8.0 against D+7.7 statewide, 0.3 points more Democratic than the state.
2008
Minnesota 2008| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama DEM | 16,666 | 57.0% | |
| John McCain REP | 11,978 | 40.9% | |
| All other candidates | 615 | 2.1% | |
| Total | 29,259 | ||
Clay County was D+16.1 against D+10.2 statewide, 5.9 points more Democratic than the state.
2004
Minnesota 2004| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 14,365 | 51.8% | |
| John Kerry DEM | 12,989 | 46.8% | |
| All other candidates | 383 | 1.4% | |
| Total | 27,737 | ||
Clay County was R+5.0 against D+3.5 statewide, 8.5 points more Republican than the state.
2000
Minnesota 2000| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 11,712 | 50.1% | |
| Albert Gore, Jr. DEM | 10,128 | 43.4% | |
| All other candidates | 1,518 | 6.5% | |
| Total | 23,358 | ||
Clay County was R+6.7 against D+2.4 statewide, 9.1 points more Republican than the state.
Questions and answers
Who won Clay County, Minnesota in 2024?
Kamala Harris won Clay County by 0.5 points, out of 32,734 votes counted for president.
Is Clay County Republican or Democratic?
Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 0.4 points; 2020: Democratic by 4.1 points; 2016: Republican by 2.0 points; 2012: Democratic by 8.0 points; 2008: Democratic by 16.1 points; 2004: Republican by 5.0 points; 2000: Republican by 6.7 points.
How does Clay County vote compared with the rest of Minnesota?
In 2024 it was 3.8 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Democratic by 0.4 points against Democratic by 4.2 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