Clay County, Nebraska presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Clay County by 63.4 points, out of 3,310 votes for president.

Clay County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Nebraska 2024

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump REP	2,677	80.9%
Kamala Harris DEM	577	17.4%
All other candidates	56	1.7%
Total	3,310

Clay County was R+63.5 against R+20.6 statewide, 42.9 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

2020

Nebraska 2020

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump Republican	2,848	80.0%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic	632	17.8%
Jo Jorgensen & Jeremy Cohen (Libertarian)	78	2.2%
Total	3,558

Clay County was R+62.2 against R+19.2 statewide, 43.1 points more Republican than the state.

Source: Nebraska Secretary of State, Official Results of Nebraska General Election November 3, 2020 (General Election Canvass Book, 87 pages): President and Vice President of the United States by county (pages 11-12)

2016

Nebraska 2016

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump Republican	2,422	79.9%
Hillary Clinton Democratic	477	15.7%
Gary Johnson Libertarian	116	3.8%
Jill Stein & Ajamu Baraka (By Petition)	15	0.5%
Total	3,030

Clay County was R+64.2 against R+25.1 statewide, 39.2 points more Republican than the state.

Source: Nebraska Secretary of State, Official Results of Nebraska General Election November 8, 2016 (canvass book, 59 pages): President and Vice President of the United States by county (pages 9-10)

2012

Nebraska 2012

Ticket	Votes	Share
Mitt Romney Republican	2,232	75.9%
Barack Obama Democrat	667	22.7%
Gary Johnson (Libertarian)	31	1.1%
Randall A. Terry (By Petition)	11	0.4%
Total	2,941

Clay County was R+53.2 against R+21.8 statewide, 31.4 points more Republican than the state.

Source: Nebraska Secretary of State, Official Results of Nebraska General Election - November 6, 2012 (59 pages): For President of the United States by county (pages 8-9)

2008

Nebraska 2008

Ticket	Votes	Share
John McCain REP	2,177	71.8%
Barack Obama DEM	780	25.7%
All other candidates	76	2.5%
Total	3,033

Clay County was R+46.1 against R+14.9 statewide, 31.2 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)

2004

Nebraska 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	2,543	76.2%
John Kerry DEM	743	22.3%
All other candidates	51	1.5%
Total	3,337

Clay County was R+53.9 against R+33.2 statewide, 20.7 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)

2000

Nebraska 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	2,326	72.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	774	24.1%
All other candidates	115	3.6%
Total	3,215

Clay County was R+48.2 against R+29.0 statewide, 19.2 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 Clay County, Nebraska in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Clay County by 63.4 points, out of 3,310 votes counted for president.

Is Clay County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 63.5 points; 2020: Republican by 62.2 points; 2016: Republican by 64.2 points; 2012: Republican by 53.2 points; 2008: Republican by 46.1 points; 2004: Republican by 53.9 points; 2000: Republican by 48.2 points.

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

In 2024 it was 42.9 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 63.5 points against Republican by 20.6 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