Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Clay County, KY — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Clay County, Kentucky voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+80.3 — 692 Democratic to 6,729 Republican of 7,517 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 3.3 points toward Republicans. That makes it 49.8 points more Republican than Kentucky overall (R+30.5).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Clay County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 692 | 6,729 | 96 | 9.2% | 89.5% | R+80.3 |
| 2020 | 831 | 6,677 | 82 | 10.9% | 88.0% | R+77.0 |
| 2016 | 752 | 5,861 | 154 | 11.1% | 86.6% | R+75.5 |
| 2012 | 1,111 | 6,176 | 96 | 15.0% | 83.7% | R+68.6 |
| 2008 | 1,552 | 5,710 | 102 | 21.1% | 77.5% | R+56.5 |
| 2004 | 1,901 | 5,726 | 60 | 24.7% | 74.5% | R+49.8 |
| 2000 | 1,723 | 4,926 | 70 | 25.6% | 73.3% | R+47.7 |
Clay County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Clay County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Clay County, Kentucky in 2024 by R+80.3, with 7,517 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Clay County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Clay County shifted 3.3 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+77.0) and 2024 (R+80.3).
Is Clay County more Democratic or Republican than Kentucky overall?+
In 2024, Clay County went R+80.3 while Kentucky overall went R+30.5 — 49.8 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.