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Clay County, Mississippi presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won Clay County by 10.4 points, out of 9,057 votes for president.

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D+30R+30D+15R+152000: D+11.620002008: D+18.920082012: D+21.820122016: D+15.720162020: D+16.320202024: D+10.42024
Clay County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Mississippi 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Kamala Harris DEM4,96054.8%
Donald J. Trump REP4,01744.4%
All other candidates800.9%
Total9,057

Clay County was D+10.4 against R+22.9 statewide, 33.3 points more Democratic 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

2020

Mississippi 2020
TicketVotesShareBar
Joseph R. Biden DEM5,84457.3%
Donald J. Trump REP4,18141.0%
All other candidates1811.8%
Total10,206

Clay County was D+16.3 against R+16.5 statewide, 32.8 points more Democratic 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

2016

Mississippi 2016
TicketVotesShareBar
Hillary Clinton DEM5,72257.2%
Donald J. Trump REP4,15041.5%
All other candidates1311.3%
Total10,003

Clay County was D+15.7 against R+17.8 statewide, 33.5 points more Democratic than the state.

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

2012

Mississippi 2012
TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama6,71260.6%
Mitt Romney4,29138.8%
Gary Johnson for President and James P. Gray for Vice President, Libertarian270.2%
Virgil Goode for President and Jim Clymer for Vice President, Constitution190.2%
Jill Stein for President and Cheri Honkala for Vice President, Green170.2%
Barbara Dale Washer for President and Cathy L. Toole for Vice President, Reform60.1%
Total11,072

Clay County was D+21.8 against R+11.5 statewide, 33.3 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: Mississippi Secretary of State, Total Votes Reported by County for the 2012 General Election, United States President and Vice President (25 pages): each county's votes and percentage per ticket with 'Total For County', and the state totals ('Totals Reporting from County Level') on the last page

2008

Mississippi 2008
TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama DEM6,55859.3%
John McCain REP4,46640.4%
All other candidates320.3%
Total11,056

Clay County was D+18.9 against R+13.2 statewide, 32.1 points more Democratic than the state.

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

2000

Mississippi 2000
TicketVotesShareBar
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM4,51555.3%
George W. Bush REP3,57043.7%
All other candidates801.0%
Total8,165

Clay County was D+11.6 against R+16.9 statewide, 28.5 points more Democratic 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 Clay County, Mississippi in 2024?

Kamala Harris won Clay County by 10.4 points, out of 9,057 votes counted for president.

Is Clay County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 10.4 points; 2020: Democratic by 16.3 points; 2016: Democratic by 15.7 points; 2012: Democratic by 21.8 points; 2008: Democratic by 18.9 points; 2000: Democratic by 11.6 points.

How does Clay County vote compared with the rest of Mississippi?

In 2024 it was 33.3 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 10.4 points against Republican by 22.9 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