Clay County, Texas presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Clay County by 79.6 points, out of 5,906 votes for president.

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

2024

Texas 2024

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump REP	5,288	89.5%
Kamala Harris DEM	584	9.9%
All other candidates	34	0.6%
Total	5,906

Clay County was R+79.6 against R+13.7 statewide, 65.9 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

Texas 2020

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump REP	5,069	88.3%
Joseph R. Biden DEM	614	10.7%
All other candidates	58	1.0%
Total	5,741

Clay County was R+77.6 against R+5.6 statewide, 72.0 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

2016

Texas 2016

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump REP	4,377	87.2%
Hillary Clinton DEM	536	10.7%
All other candidates	105	2.1%
Total	5,018

Clay County was R+76.5 against R+9.0 statewide, 67.5 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)

2012

Texas 2012

Ticket	Votes	Share
Mitt Romney REP	4,266	84.4%
Barack Obama DEM	740	14.6%
All other candidates	51	1.0%
Total	5,057

Clay County was R+69.8 against R+15.8 statewide, 54.0 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)

2008

Texas 2008

Ticket	Votes	Share
John McCain REP	4,213	78.9%
Barack Obama DEM	1,085	20.3%
All other candidates	41	0.8%
Total	5,339

Clay County was R+58.6 against R+11.8 statewide, 46.8 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

Texas 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	3,971	75.1%
John Kerry DEM	1,299	24.6%
All other candidates	18	0.3%
Total	5,288

Clay County was R+50.5 against R+22.9 statewide, 27.6 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

Texas 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	3,112	67.1%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	1,460	31.5%
All other candidates	65	1.4%
Total	4,637

Clay County was R+35.6 against R+21.3 statewide, 14.3 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, Texas in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Clay County by 79.6 points, out of 5,906 votes counted for president.

Is Clay County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 79.6 points; 2020: Republican by 77.6 points; 2016: Republican by 76.5 points; 2012: Republican by 69.8 points; 2008: Republican by 58.6 points; 2004: Republican by 50.5 points; 2000: Republican by 35.6 points.

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

In 2024 it was 65.9 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 79.6 points against Republican by 13.7 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