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Clay County, Tennessee presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Clay County by 66.6 points, out of 3,760 votes for president.

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D+70R+70D+35R+352000: D+13.520002004: D+0.820042008: R+14.320082012: R+25.220122016: R+49.120162020: R+57.020202024: R+66.62024
Clay County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP3,11782.9%
Kamala Harris DEM61416.3%
All other candidates290.8%
Total3,760

Clay County was R+66.6 against R+29.7 statewide, 36.9 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

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP2,73378.0%
Joseph R. Biden DEM73521.0%
All other candidates381.1%
Total3,506

Clay County was R+57.0 against R+23.2 statewide, 33.8 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. Trump2,14173.3%
Hillary Clinton70724.2%
Gary Johnson471.6%
7. Jill Stein - Independent110.4%
6. Mike Smith - Independent100.3%
3. "Rocky" Roque De La Fuente - Independent20.1%
5. Alyson Kennedy - Independent20.1%
8. Write-In - Darrell L. Castle00.0%
9. Write-In - Cherunda Fox00.0%
10. Write-In - Tom Hoefling00.0%
11. Write-In - Kyle Kenley Kopitke00.0%
12. Write-In - Laurence Kotlikoff00.0%
13. Write-In - David Limbaugh00.0%
14. Write-In - Evan McMullin00.0%
15. Write-In - Marshall Schoenke00.0%
Total2,920

Clay County was R+49.1 against R+26.0 statewide, 23.1 points more Republican than the state.

Source: Tennessee Secretary of State, November 8, 2016 State General, United States President by county (4 pages, printed 13-Dec-16); candidates numbered 1-10 (pages 1-2) and 11-15 (pages 3-4), listed at the top of each page

TicketVotesShareBar
Mitt Romney R1,74762.0%
Barack Obama D1,03736.8%
6. Gary Johnson - (I)220.8%
3. Virgil Goode - (C)50.2%
5. Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson - (I)40.1%
7. Merlin Miller - (I)30.1%
4. Jill Stein - (G)20.1%
Total2,820

Clay County was R+25.2 against R+20.4 statewide, 4.8 points more Republican than the state.

Source: Tennessee Secretary of State, State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election, United States President by county (2 pages, 05-Dec-12); columns numbered 1-7 with the candidate key printed above the table

TicketVotesShareBar
John McCain REP1,67656.0%
Barack Obama DEM1,24841.7%
All other candidates702.3%
Total2,994

Clay County was R+14.3 against R+15.1 statewide, 0.8 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
John Kerry DEM1,67349.9%
George W. Bush REP1,64749.1%
All other candidates321.0%
Total3,352

Clay County was D+0.8 against R+14.3 statewide, 15.1 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM1,93156.1%
George W. Bush REP1,46842.6%
All other candidates431.2%
Total3,442

Clay County was D+13.5 against R+3.9 statewide, 17.4 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, Tennessee in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Clay County by 66.6 points, out of 3,760 votes counted for president.

Is Clay County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 66.6 points; 2020: Republican by 57.0 points; 2016: Republican by 49.1 points; 2012: Republican by 25.2 points; 2008: Republican by 14.3 points; 2004: Democratic by 0.8 points; 2000: Democratic by 13.5 points.

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

In 2024 it was 36.9 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 66.6 points against Republican by 29.7 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