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Clay County, Missouri presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Clay County by 5.6 points, out of 130,063 votes for president.

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D+20R+20D+10R+102000: Even20002012: R+8.420122020: R+4.120202024: R+5.62024
Clay County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP67,68852.0%
Kamala Harris DEM60,34546.4%
All other candidates2,0301.6%
Total130,063

Clay County was R+5.6 against R+18.4 statewide, 12.8 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

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP64,60551.0%
Joseph R. Biden DEM59,40046.9%
All other candidates2,5642.0%
Total126,569

Clay County was R+4.1 against R+15.4 statewide, 11.3 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

TicketVotesShareBar
Mitt Romney REP56,19153.2%
Barack Obama DEM47,31044.8%
Gary Johnson, James P. Gray (LIB)1,8291.7%
Virgil Goode, Jim Clymer (CST)2590.2%
Total105,589

Clay County was R+8.4 against R+9.4 statewide, 1.0 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: Missouri Secretary of State, Election Night Reporting, Nov 6, 2012 General Election official returns (as announced by the Board of State Canvassers December 05, 2012; printed 12/14/2012): President, Vice President - County table (pages 2-4; page 1 holds the statewide summary)

TicketVotesShareBar
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM39,08448.7%
George W. Bush REP39,08348.7%
All other candidates2,0062.5%
Total80,173

Clay County was Even against R+3.3 statewide, 3.3 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, Missouri in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Clay County by 5.6 points, out of 130,063 votes counted for president.

Is Clay County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 5.6 points; 2020: Republican by 4.1 points; 2012: Republican by 8.4 points; 2000: an exact tie between the two main tickets.

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

In 2024 it was 12.8 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Republican by 5.6 points against Republican by 18.4 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