Clay County, Minnesota

Year	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total
2024	16,121	15,965	788	32,874
2020	16,357	15,043	839	32,239
2016	12,971	13,543	2,884	29,398
2012	15,208	12,920	758	28,886
2008	16,666	11,978	615	29,259
2004	12,989	14,365	383	27,737

Year

Democrat

Republican

Others

Total

2024

16,121

15,965

788

32,874

2020

16,357

15,043

839

32,239

2016

12,971

13,543

2,884

29,398

2012

15,208

12,920

758

28,886

2008

16,666

11,978

615

29,259

2004

12,989

14,365

383

27,737

Measure	Clay County	Minnesota	United States
Median age	33.7	39	39.1
Age 18–24	13.8%	8.8%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	14.1%	17.2%	17.2%

Measure

Clay County

Minnesota

United States

Median age

33.7

39.1

Age 18–24

13.8%

8.8%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

14.1%

17.2%

Measure	Clay County	Minnesota	United States
Median household income	$81,172	$89,062	$84,427
Poverty rate	13.3%	9.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	39.3%	39.4%	35.6%

Measure

Clay County

Minnesota

United States

Median household income

$81,172

$89,062

$84,427

Poverty rate

13.3%

9.3%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

39.3%

39.4%

35.6%

Measure	Clay County	Minnesota	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	6.9%	12.5%	22.3%
Spanish	1.8%	4.2%	13.6%
Other Indo-European	1.7%	0.8%	2.0%
Other languages	1.2%	2.6%	0.8%

Measure

Clay County

Minnesota

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

6.9%

12.5%

22.3%

Spanish

1.8%

4.2%

13.6%

Other Indo-European

1.7%

0.8%

2.0%

Other languages

1.2%

2.6%

0.8%

Measure	Clay County	Minnesota	United States
Catholic	13.1%	19.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	8.4%	11.8%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	53.8%	50.6%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	24.3%	13.5%	5.2%

Measure

Clay County

Minnesota

United States

Catholic

13.1%

19.5%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

8.4%

11.8%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

53.8%

50.6%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

24.3%

13.5%

5.2%

Precinct data

Results by precinct

110 precincts · 32,874 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Clay County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-2 P-05MOORHEAD CITY W-2 P-05	1,332	1,061	55	2,448	54.4%	43.3%	D+11.1
Precinct -DILWORTH CITYDILWORTH CITY	1,054	1,262	61	2,377	44.3%	53.1%	R+8.8
Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-1 P-03MOORHEAD CITY W-1 P-03	1,419	773	61	2,253	63.0%	34.3%	D+28.7
Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-4 P-12MOORHEAD CITY W-4 P-12	1,153	868	61	2,082	55.4%	41.7%	D+13.7
Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-4 P-13MOORHEAD CITY W-4 P-13	1,043	966	38	2,047	51.0%	47.2%	D+3.8
Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-3 P-10MOORHEAD CITY W-3 P-10	1,088	881	41	2,010	54.1%	43.8%	D+10.3
Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-1 P-02MOORHEAD CITY W-1 P-02	979	884	46	1,909	51.3%	46.3%	D+5.0
Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-3 P-08MOORHEAD CITY W-3 P-08	1,163	635	44	1,842	63.1%	34.5%	D+28.7
Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-3 P-09MOORHEAD CITY W-3 P-09	955	702	35	1,692	56.4%	41.5%	D+15.0
Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-2 P-04MOORHEAD CITY W-2 P-04	827	596	39	1,462	56.6%	40.8%	D+15.8
Precinct -HAWLEY CITYHAWLEY CITY	435	776	27	1,238	35.1%	62.7%	R+27.5
Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-1 P-01MOORHEAD CITY W-1 P-01	514	602	30	1,146	44.9%	52.5%	R+7.7
Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-2 P-07MOORHEAD CITY W-2 P-07	512	328	27	867	59.1%	37.8%	D+21.2
Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-4 P-11MOORHEAD CITY W-4 P-11	452	346	26	824	54.9%	42.0%	D+12.9
Precinct -GLYNDON CITYGLYNDON CITY	248	434	13	695	35.7%	62.4%	R+26.8
Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-2 P-06MOORHEAD CITY W-2 P-06	373	233	20	626	59.6%	37.2%	D+22.4
Precinct -BARNESVILLE CITY W-1BARNESVILLE CITY W-1	244	315	20	579	42.1%	54.4%	R+12.3
Precinct -BARNESVILLE CITY W-3BARNESVILLE CITY W-3	188	303	13	504	37.3%	60.1%	R+22.8
Precinct -BARNESVILLE CITY W-2BARNESVILLE CITY W-2	186	277	15	478	38.9%	57.9%	R+19.0
Precinct -EGLON TWPEGLON TWP	145	267	13	425	34.1%	62.8%	R+28.7
Precinct -PARKE TWPPARKE TWP	126	244	5	375	33.6%	65.1%	R+31.5
Precinct -HAWLEY TWPHAWLEY TWP	129	187	14	330	39.1%	56.7%	R+17.6
Precinct -SABIN CITYSABIN CITY	98	210	8	316	31.0%	66.5%	R+35.4
Precinct -OAKPORT TWPOAKPORT TWP	70	204	7	281	24.9%	72.6%	R+47.7
Precinct -RIVERTON TWPRIVERTON TWP	83	183	7	273	30.4%	67.0%	R+36.6
Precinct -ULEN CITYULEN CITY	99	151	6	256	38.7%	59.0%	R+20.3
Precinct -CROMWELL TWPCROMWELL TWP	75	177	3	255	29.4%	69.4%	R+40.0
Precinct -ELMWOOD TWPELMWOOD TWP	69	170	6	245	28.2%	69.4%	R+41.2
Precinct -GLYNDON TWPGLYNDON TWP	56	139	4	199	28.1%	69.8%	R+41.7
Precinct -ELKTON TWPELKTON TWP	79	105	4	188	42.0%	55.9%	R+13.8
Precinct -KRAGNES TWPKRAGNES TWP	48	131	0	179	26.8%	73.2%	R+46.4
Precinct -HIGHLAND GROVE TWPHIGHLAND GROVE TWP	59	114	2	175	33.7%	65.1%	R+31.4
Precinct -HUMBOLDT TWPHUMBOLDT TWP	54	115	4	173	31.2%	66.5%	R+35.3
Precinct -TANSEM TWPTANSEM TWP	66	99	3	168	39.3%	58.9%	R+19.6
Precinct -MOLAND TWPMOLAND TWP	59	105	0	164	36.0%	64.0%	R+28.0
Precinct -SPRING PRAIRIE TWPSPRING PRAIRIE TWP	47	94	3	144	32.6%	65.3%	R+32.6
Precinct -KURTZ TWPKURTZ TWP	56	83	2	141	39.7%	58.9%	R+19.1
Precinct -ALLIANCE TWPALLIANCE TWP	56	68	1	125	44.8%	54.4%	R+9.6
Precinct -BARNESVILLE TWPBARNESVILLE TWP	37	78	1	116	31.9%	67.2%	R+35.3
Precinct -MORKEN TWPMORKEN TWP	40	64	5	109	36.7%	58.7%	R+22.0
Precinct -SKREE TWPSKREE TWP	45	62	2	109	41.3%	56.9%	R+15.6
Precinct -MOORHEAD TWP P-1MOORHEAD TWP P-1	44	61	2	107	41.1%	57.0%	R+15.9
Precinct -HITTERDAL CITYHITTERDAL CITY	51	52	0	103	49.5%	50.5%	R+1.0
Precinct -FELTON CITYFELTON CITY	27	70	4	101	26.7%	69.3%	R+42.6
Precinct -GOOSE PRAIRIE TWPGOOSE PRAIRIE TWP	44	53	2	99	44.4%	53.5%	R+9.1
Precinct -ULEN TWPULEN TWP	23	72	2	97	23.7%	74.2%	R+50.5
Precinct -HAGEN TWPHAGEN TWP	18	56	1	75	24.0%	74.7%	R+50.7
Precinct -GEORGETOWN TWPGEORGETOWN TWP	28	42	2	72	38.9%	58.3%	R+19.4
Precinct -HOLY CROSS TWPHOLY CROSS TWP	21	49	0	70	30.0%	70.0%	R+40.0
Precinct -VIDING TWPVIDING TWP	23	46	0	69	33.3%	66.7%	R+33.3
Precinct -KEENE TWPKEENE TWP	28	35	1	64	43.8%	54.7%	R+10.9
Precinct -COMSTOCK CITYCOMSTOCK CITY	11	39	2	52	21.2%	75.0%	R+53.8
Precinct -FLOWING TWPFLOWING TWP	18	32	0	50	36.0%	64.0%	R+28.0
Precinct -GEORGETOWN CITYGEORGETOWN CITY	12	34	0	46	26.1%	73.9%	R+47.8
Precinct -FELTON TWPFELTON TWP	12	32	0	44	27.3%	72.7%	R+45.5
Alliance Twp. Voting District27_270270005	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Barnesville City W-127_270270010	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Barnesville City W-227_270270015	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Barnesville City W-327_270270020	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Barnesville Twp. Voting District27_270270025	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Comstock Voting District27_270270030	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Cromwell Twp. Voting District27_270270035	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Dilworth Voting District27_270270040	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Eglon Twp. Voting District27_270270045	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Elkton Twp. Voting District27_270270050	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Elmwood Twp. Voting District27_270270055	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Felton Twp. Voting District27_270270065	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Felton Voting District27_270270060	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Flowing Twp. Voting District27_270270070	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Georgetown Twp. Voting District27_270270080	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Georgetown Voting District27_270270075	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Glyndon Twp. Voting District27_270270090	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Glyndon Voting District27_270270085	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Goose Prairie Twp. Voting District27_270270095	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Hagen Twp. Voting District27_270270100	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Hawley Twp. Voting District27_270270110	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Hawley Voting District27_270270105	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Highland Grove Twp. Voting District27_270270115	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Hitterdal Voting District27_270270120	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Holy Cross Twp. Voting District27_270270125	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Humboldt Twp. Voting District27_270270130	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Keene Twp. Voting District27_270270135	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Kragnes Twp. Voting District27_270270140	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Kurtz Twp. Voting District27_270270145	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Moland Twp. Voting District27_270270150	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Moorhead City W-1 P-127_270270155	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Moorhead City W-1 P-227_270270160	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Moorhead City W-1 P-327_270270165	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Moorhead City W-2 P-127_270270170	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Moorhead City W-2 P-227_270270175	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Moorhead City W-2 P-327_270270180	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Moorhead City W-3 P-127_270270185	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Moorhead City W-3 P-227_270270190	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Moorhead City W-3 P-327_270270195	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Moorhead City W-4 P-127_270270200	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Moorhead City W-4 P-227_270270205	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Moorhead City W-4 P-327_270270210	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Moorhead Twp. Voting District27_270270215	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Moorhead W-4 P-427_270270212	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Morken Twp. Voting District27_270270220	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Oakport Twp. Voting District27_270270225	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Parke Twp. Voting District27_270270230	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Riverton Twp. Voting District27_270270235	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Sabin Voting District27_270270240	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Skree Twp. Voting District27_270270245	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Spring Prairie Twp. Voting District27_270270250	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Tansem Twp. Voting District27_270270255	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Ulen Twp. Voting District27_270270265	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Ulen Voting District27_270270260	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Viding Twp. Voting District27_270270270	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−15.3%
1896	+8.7%
1900	−23.1%
1904	−64.3%
1908	−23.1%
1912	+12.9%
1916	+4.8%
1920	−53.3%
1924	−38.2%
1928	−23.3%
1932	+38.6%
1936	+35.4%
1940	+17.1%
1944	+8.7%
1948	+20.8%
1952	−17.5%
1956	−5.6%
1960	−6.7%
1964	+25.0%
1968	+0.5%
1972	−9.9%
1976	+2.6%
1980	−6.7%
1984	−5.8%
1988	+3.7%
1992	+0.8%
1996	+8.0%
2000	−6.8%
2004	−5.0%
2008	+16.0%
2012	+7.9%
2016	−1.9%
2020	+4.1%
2024	+0.5%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	D	49.0%Harris16,121	48.6%Trump15,965	0.9%Kennedy309 +7	D+0.5	R+3.6	D+1.9	32,874
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent Kamala D HarrisDemocratic49.0%16,121 Donald J TrumpRepublican48.6%15,965 Robert F KennedyIndependent0.9%309 Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%141 OtherAll other candidates0.4%140 Jill SteinIndependent0.3%115 Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%27 Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%26 Cornel WestIndependent0.1%24 Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%6
2020	D	50.7%Biden16,357	46.7%Trump15,043	1.3%Jorgensen410	D+4.1	D+6.0	R+0.4	32,239
2016	R	44.1%Clinton12,971	46.1%Trump13,543	5.1%Johnson1,486	R+1.9	R+9.9	R+4.0	29,398
2012	D	52.6%Obama15,208	44.7%Romney12,920	1.3%GRAY384	D+7.9	R+8.1	D+4.1	28,886
2008	D	57.0%Obama16,666	40.9%McCain11,978	2.1%	D+16.0	D+21.0	D+8.8	29,259
2004	R	46.8%Kerry12,989	51.8%Bush14,365	1.4%	R+5.0	D+1.8	R+2.5	27,737
2000	R	43.4%Gore10,128	50.1%Bush11,712	4.1%Nader963	R+6.8	R+14.8	R+7.3	23,358
1996	D	49.1%Clinton10,476	41.1%Dole8,764	8.1%Perot1,733	D+8.0	D+7.3	R+0.5	21,319
1992	D	41.9%Clinton9,845	41.2%Bush9,666	16.3%Perot3,835	D+0.8	R+3.0	R+4.8	23,478
1988	D	51.5%Dukakis11,186	47.8%Bush10,380	0.6%	D+3.7	D+9.5	D+11.4	21,705
1984	R	46.8%Mondale10,294	52.6%Reagan11,565	0.5%	R+5.8	D+0.9	D+12.4	21,978
1980	R	39.7%Carter8,940	46.4%Reagan10,447	13.9%	R+6.7	R+9.3	D+3.0	22,508
1976	D	50.1%Carter10,876	47.5%Ford10,317	2.4%	D+2.6	D+12.4	D+0.5	21,708
1972	R	44.5%McGovern9,076	54.4%Nixon11,089	1.2%	R+9.9	R+10.3	D+13.3	20,400
1968	D	48.2%Humphrey7,987	47.8%Nixon7,910	4.0%	D+0.5	R+24.6	D+1.2	16,560
1964	D	62.4%Johnson10,161	37.4%Goldwater6,085	0.2%	D+25.0	D+31.7	D+2.4	16,285
1960	R	46.6%Kennedy7,241	53.3%Nixon8,278	0.2%	R+6.7	R+1.0	R+6.8	15,544
1956	R	47.1%Stevenson6,057	52.8%Eisenhower6,783	0.1%	R+5.6	D+11.9	D+9.8	12,855
1952	R	41.2%Stevenson5,036	58.7%Eisenhower7,178	0.2%	R+17.5	R+38.3	R+6.8	12,234
1948	D	59.4%Truman6,624	38.6%Dewey4,302	2.0%	D+20.8	D+12.2	D+16.4	11,145
1944	D	54.1%Roosevelt5,230	45.4%Dewey4,392	0.5%	D+8.7	R+8.4	D+1.2	9,674
1940	D	58.3%Roosevelt6,295	41.2%Willkie4,450	0.4%	D+17.1	R+18.3	D+7.1	10,793
1936	D	65.3%Roosevelt6,282	29.9%Landon2,880	4.8%	D+35.4	R+3.2	D+11.1	9,621
1932	D	67.8%Roosevelt5,938	29.2%Hoover2,556	3.1%	D+38.6	D+61.9	D+20.8	8,764
1928	R	37.8%Smith3,128	61.1%Hoover5,057	1.1%	R+23.3	D+14.9	R+5.9	8,272
1924	O	6.3%Davis439	44.5%Coolidge3,081	48.5%La Follette3,357	La Follette +4.6	D+15.1	R+13.0	6,916
1920	R	19.7%Cox1,335	73.0%Harding4,943	7.3%	R+53.3	R+58.1	R+27.1	6,771
1916	D	49.6%Wilson1,716	44.8%Hughes1,549	5.6%	D+4.8	R+8.0	D+1.7	3,458
1912	O	30.9%Wilson942	18.0%Taft549	51.1%	Roosevelt +20.3	D+36.0	R+6.7	3,052
1908	R	35.6%Bryan1,125	58.7%Taft1,857	5.8%	R+23.1	D+41.1	R+13.6	3,164
1904	R	13.9%Parker388	78.1%Roosevelt2,185	8.0%	R+64.3	R+41.2	R+44.6	2,796
1900	R	36.4%Bryan1,165	59.5%McKinley1,903	4.2%	R+23.1	R+31.8	R+15.5	3,201
1896	D	53.1%Bryan1,908	44.4%McKinley1,594	2.5%	D+8.7	D+24.0	D+14.8	3,592
1892	R	24.9%Cleveland594	40.2%Harrison959	34.9%	R+15.3	—	R+17.0	2,386
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 3 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	55.3%17,750	41.2%13,220	32,108
2020	D	48.0%15,136	42.2%13,308	31,508
2018	D	58.0%28,169	37.4%18,182	48,597

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Clay County, MN
Year	Total registered
2016	36,338
2018	34,356
2020	38,526
2022	37,026
2024	41,124

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

+157 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net +1,670 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $48,341 in average income, against $82,824 for residents who stayed — 42% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+12.7 on average — 13 points more Republican-leaning than Clay County, MN itself (D+0.5).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Cass County, ND890R+8.3
Otter Tail County, MN111R+34.1
Becker County, MN98R+33.1
Hennepin County, MN50D+42.4
Grand Forks County, ND37R+18.0
Polk County, MN34R+33.7

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Cass County, ND873
Becker County, MN95
Hennepin County, MN83
Otter Tail County, MN72
Ramsey County, MN35
Norman County, MN28

Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.

Domestic migration in Clay County, MN in Clay County, MN: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+382
2012	−132
2013	−11
2014	+180
2015	+376
2016	+288
2017	+210
2018	−240
2019	−294
2021	−51
2022	+95
2023	+83
2024	+627
2025	+157

Home to Moorhead and Minnesota State University Moorhead, Clay County swings on college-town turnout balanced against surrounding agricultural precincts, producing presidential margins that have narrowed from double digits to fractions of a point over two decades.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 64.3 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.5 points.

A population of 66,059, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,172 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cass County and Grand Forks County.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Clay County, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Clay County, Minnesota voted a near-tie (D+0.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 32,874 votes cast, 16,121 went Democratic and 15,965 went Republican.

When did Clay County, Minnesota last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Clay County, Minnesota voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in Clay County, Minnesota?

Clay County, Minnesota has a population of 66,059 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Clay County, Minnesota?

Median household income in Clay County, Minnesota is $81,172 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Clay County, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Clay County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 15 went Republican.

Year	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total
2024	16,121	15,965	788	32,874
2020	16,357	15,043	839	32,239
2016	12,971	13,543	2,884	29,398
2012	15,208	12,920	758	28,886
2008	16,666	11,978	615	29,259
2004	12,989	14,365	383	27,737

Year

Democrat

Republican

Others

Total

2024

16,121

15,965

788

32,874

2020

16,357

15,043

839

32,239

2016

12,971

13,543

2,884

29,398

2012

15,208

12,920

758

28,886

2008

16,666

11,978

615

29,259

2004

12,989

14,365

383

27,737

Measure	Clay County	Minnesota	United States
Median age	33.7	39	39.1
Age 18–24	13.8%	8.8%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	14.1%	17.2%	17.2%

Measure

Clay County

Minnesota

United States

Median age

33.7

39.1

Age 18–24

13.8%

8.8%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

14.1%

17.2%

Measure	Clay County	Minnesota	United States
Median household income	$81,172	$89,062	$84,427
Poverty rate	13.3%	9.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	39.3%	39.4%	35.6%

Measure

Clay County

Minnesota

United States

Median household income

$81,172

$89,062

$84,427

Poverty rate

13.3%

9.3%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

39.3%

39.4%

35.6%

Measure	Clay County	Minnesota	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	6.9%	12.5%	22.3%
Spanish	1.8%	4.2%	13.6%
Other Indo-European	1.7%	0.8%	2.0%
Other languages	1.2%	2.6%	0.8%

Measure

Clay County

Minnesota

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

6.9%

12.5%

22.3%

Spanish

1.8%

4.2%

13.6%

Other Indo-European

1.7%

0.8%

2.0%

Other languages

1.2%

2.6%

0.8%

Measure	Clay County	Minnesota	United States
Catholic	13.1%	19.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	8.4%	11.8%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	53.8%	50.6%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	24.3%	13.5%	5.2%

Measure

Clay County

Minnesota

United States

Catholic

13.1%

19.5%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

8.4%

11.8%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

53.8%

50.6%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

24.3%

13.5%

5.2%

Clay County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-2 P-05MOORHEAD CITY W-2 P-05

1,332

1,061

2,448

54.4%

43.3%

D+11.1

Precinct -DILWORTH CITYDILWORTH CITY

1,054

1,262

2,377

44.3%

53.1%

R+8.8

Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-1 P-03MOORHEAD CITY W-1 P-03

1,419

773

2,253

63.0%

34.3%

D+28.7

Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-4 P-12MOORHEAD CITY W-4 P-12

1,153

868

2,082

55.4%

41.7%

D+13.7

Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-4 P-13MOORHEAD CITY W-4 P-13

1,043

966

2,047

51.0%

47.2%

D+3.8

Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-3 P-10MOORHEAD CITY W-3 P-10

1,088

881

2,010

54.1%

43.8%

D+10.3

Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-1 P-02MOORHEAD CITY W-1 P-02

979

884

1,909

51.3%

46.3%

D+5.0

Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-3 P-08MOORHEAD CITY W-3 P-08

1,163

635

1,842

63.1%

34.5%

D+28.7

Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-3 P-09MOORHEAD CITY W-3 P-09

955

702

1,692

56.4%

41.5%

D+15.0

Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-2 P-04MOORHEAD CITY W-2 P-04

827

596

1,462

56.6%

40.8%

D+15.8

Precinct -HAWLEY CITYHAWLEY CITY

435

776

1,238

35.1%

62.7%

R+27.5

Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-1 P-01MOORHEAD CITY W-1 P-01

514

602

1,146

44.9%

52.5%

R+7.7

Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-2 P-07MOORHEAD CITY W-2 P-07

512

328

867

59.1%

37.8%

D+21.2

Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-4 P-11MOORHEAD CITY W-4 P-11

452

346

824

54.9%

42.0%

D+12.9

Precinct -GLYNDON CITYGLYNDON CITY

248

434

695

35.7%

62.4%

R+26.8

Precinct -MOORHEAD CITY W-2 P-06MOORHEAD CITY W-2 P-06

373

233

626

59.6%

37.2%

D+22.4

Precinct -BARNESVILLE CITY W-1BARNESVILLE CITY W-1

244

315

579

42.1%

54.4%

R+12.3

Precinct -BARNESVILLE CITY W-3BARNESVILLE CITY W-3

188

303

504

37.3%

60.1%

R+22.8

Precinct -BARNESVILLE CITY W-2BARNESVILLE CITY W-2

186

277

478

38.9%

57.9%

R+19.0

Precinct -EGLON TWPEGLON TWP

145

267

425

34.1%

62.8%

R+28.7

Precinct -PARKE TWPPARKE TWP

126

244

375

33.6%

65.1%

R+31.5

Precinct -HAWLEY TWPHAWLEY TWP

129

187

330

39.1%

56.7%

R+17.6

Precinct -SABIN CITYSABIN CITY

210

316

31.0%

66.5%

R+35.4

Precinct -OAKPORT TWPOAKPORT TWP

204

281

24.9%

72.6%

R+47.7

Precinct -RIVERTON TWPRIVERTON TWP

183

273

30.4%

67.0%

R+36.6

Precinct -ULEN CITYULEN CITY

151

256

38.7%

59.0%

R+20.3

Precinct -CROMWELL TWPCROMWELL TWP

177

255

29.4%

69.4%

R+40.0

Precinct -ELMWOOD TWPELMWOOD TWP

170

245

28.2%

69.4%

R+41.2

Precinct -GLYNDON TWPGLYNDON TWP

139

199

28.1%

69.8%

R+41.7

Precinct -ELKTON TWPELKTON TWP

105

188

42.0%

55.9%

R+13.8

Precinct -KRAGNES TWPKRAGNES TWP

131

179

26.8%

73.2%

R+46.4

Precinct -HIGHLAND GROVE TWPHIGHLAND GROVE TWP

114

175

33.7%

65.1%

R+31.4

Precinct -HUMBOLDT TWPHUMBOLDT TWP

115

173

31.2%

66.5%

R+35.3

Precinct -TANSEM TWPTANSEM TWP

168

39.3%

58.9%

R+19.6

Precinct -MOLAND TWPMOLAND TWP

105

164

36.0%

64.0%

R+28.0

Precinct -SPRING PRAIRIE TWPSPRING PRAIRIE TWP

144

32.6%

65.3%

R+32.6

Precinct -KURTZ TWPKURTZ TWP

141

39.7%

58.9%

R+19.1

Precinct -ALLIANCE TWPALLIANCE TWP

125

44.8%

54.4%

R+9.6

Precinct -BARNESVILLE TWPBARNESVILLE TWP

116

31.9%

67.2%

R+35.3

Precinct -MORKEN TWPMORKEN TWP

109

36.7%

58.7%

R+22.0

Precinct -SKREE TWPSKREE TWP

109

41.3%

56.9%

R+15.6

Precinct -MOORHEAD TWP P-1MOORHEAD TWP P-1

107

41.1%

57.0%

R+15.9

Precinct -HITTERDAL CITYHITTERDAL CITY

103

49.5%

50.5%

R+1.0

Precinct -FELTON CITYFELTON CITY

101

26.7%

69.3%

R+42.6

Precinct -GOOSE PRAIRIE TWPGOOSE PRAIRIE TWP

44.4%

53.5%

R+9.1

Precinct -ULEN TWPULEN TWP

23.7%

74.2%

R+50.5

Precinct -HAGEN TWPHAGEN TWP

24.0%

74.7%

R+50.7

Precinct -GEORGETOWN TWPGEORGETOWN TWP

38.9%

58.3%

R+19.4

Precinct -HOLY CROSS TWPHOLY CROSS TWP

30.0%

70.0%

R+40.0

Precinct -VIDING TWPVIDING TWP

33.3%

66.7%

R+33.3

Precinct -KEENE TWPKEENE TWP

43.8%

54.7%

R+10.9

Precinct -COMSTOCK CITYCOMSTOCK CITY

21.2%

75.0%

R+53.8

Precinct -FLOWING TWPFLOWING TWP

36.0%

64.0%

R+28.0

Precinct -GEORGETOWN CITYGEORGETOWN CITY

26.1%

73.9%

R+47.8

Precinct -FELTON TWPFELTON TWP

27.3%

72.7%

R+45.5

Alliance Twp. Voting District27_270270005

—

Even

Barnesville City W-127_270270010

—

Even

Barnesville City W-227_270270015

—

Even

Barnesville City W-327_270270020

—

Even

Barnesville Twp. Voting District27_270270025

—

Even

Comstock Voting District27_270270030

—

Even

Cromwell Twp. Voting District27_270270035

—

Even

Dilworth Voting District27_270270040

—

Even

Eglon Twp. Voting District27_270270045

—

Even

Elkton Twp. Voting District27_270270050

—

Even

Elmwood Twp. Voting District27_270270055

—

Even

Felton Twp. Voting District27_270270065

—

Even

Felton Voting District27_270270060

—

Even

Flowing Twp. Voting District27_270270070

—

Even

Georgetown Twp. Voting District27_270270080

—

Even

Georgetown Voting District27_270270075

—

Even

Glyndon Twp. Voting District27_270270090

—

Even

Glyndon Voting District27_270270085

—

Even

Goose Prairie Twp. Voting District27_270270095

—

Even

Hagen Twp. Voting District27_270270100

—

Even

Hawley Twp. Voting District27_270270110

—

Even

Hawley Voting District27_270270105

—

Even

Highland Grove Twp. Voting District27_270270115

—

Even

Hitterdal Voting District27_270270120

—

Even

Holy Cross Twp. Voting District27_270270125

—

Even

Humboldt Twp. Voting District27_270270130

—

Even

Keene Twp. Voting District27_270270135

—

Even

Kragnes Twp. Voting District27_270270140

—

Even

Kurtz Twp. Voting District27_270270145

—

Even

Moland Twp. Voting District27_270270150

—

Even

Moorhead City W-1 P-127_270270155

—

Even

Moorhead City W-1 P-227_270270160

—

Even

Moorhead City W-1 P-327_270270165

—

Even

Moorhead City W-2 P-127_270270170

—

Even

Moorhead City W-2 P-227_270270175

—

Even

Moorhead City W-2 P-327_270270180

—

Even

Moorhead City W-3 P-127_270270185

—

Even

Moorhead City W-3 P-227_270270190

—

Even

Moorhead City W-3 P-327_270270195

—

Even

Moorhead City W-4 P-127_270270200

—

Even

Moorhead City W-4 P-227_270270205

—

Even

Moorhead City W-4 P-327_270270210

—

Even

Moorhead Twp. Voting District27_270270215

—

Even

Moorhead W-4 P-427_270270212

—

Even

Morken Twp. Voting District27_270270220

—

Even

Oakport Twp. Voting District27_270270225

—

Even

Parke Twp. Voting District27_270270230

—

Even

Riverton Twp. Voting District27_270270235

—

Even

Sabin Voting District27_270270240

—

Even

Skree Twp. Voting District27_270270245

—

Even

Spring Prairie Twp. Voting District27_270270250

—

Even

Tansem Twp. Voting District27_270270255

—

Even

Ulen Twp. Voting District27_270270265

—

Even

Ulen Voting District27_270270260

—

Even

Viding Twp. Voting District27_270270270

—

Even

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−15.3%
1896	+8.7%
1900	−23.1%
1904	−64.3%
1908	−23.1%
1912	+12.9%
1916	+4.8%
1920	−53.3%
1924	−38.2%
1928	−23.3%
1932	+38.6%
1936	+35.4%
1940	+17.1%
1944	+8.7%
1948	+20.8%
1952	−17.5%
1956	−5.6%
1960	−6.7%
1964	+25.0%
1968	+0.5%
1972	−9.9%
1976	+2.6%
1980	−6.7%
1984	−5.8%
1988	+3.7%
1992	+0.8%
1996	+8.0%
2000	−6.8%
2004	−5.0%
2008	+16.0%
2012	+7.9%
2016	−1.9%
2020	+4.1%
2024	+0.5%

DemocraticRepublican

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

49.0%Harris16,121

48.6%Trump15,965

0.9%Kennedy309 +7

D+0.5

R+3.6

D+1.9

32,874

All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent

Kamala D HarrisDemocratic49.0%16,121
Donald J TrumpRepublican48.6%15,965
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.9%309
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%141
OtherAll other candidates0.4%140
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%115
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%27
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%26
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%24
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%6

2020

50.7%Biden16,357

46.7%Trump15,043

1.3%Jorgensen410

D+4.1

D+6.0

R+0.4

32,239

2016

44.1%Clinton12,971

46.1%Trump13,543

5.1%Johnson1,486

R+1.9

R+9.9

R+4.0

29,398

2012

52.6%Obama15,208

44.7%Romney12,920

1.3%GRAY384

D+7.9

R+8.1

D+4.1

28,886

2008

57.0%Obama16,666

40.9%McCain11,978

2.1%

D+16.0

D+21.0

D+8.8

29,259

2004

46.8%Kerry12,989

51.8%Bush14,365

1.4%

R+5.0

D+1.8

R+2.5

27,737

2000

43.4%Gore10,128

50.1%Bush11,712

4.1%Nader963

R+6.8

R+14.8

R+7.3

23,358

1996

49.1%Clinton10,476

41.1%Dole8,764

8.1%Perot1,733

D+8.0

D+7.3

R+0.5

21,319

1992

41.9%Clinton9,845

41.2%Bush9,666

16.3%Perot3,835

D+0.8

R+3.0

R+4.8

23,478

1988

51.5%Dukakis11,186

47.8%Bush10,380

0.6%

D+3.7

D+9.5

D+11.4

21,705

1984

46.8%Mondale10,294

52.6%Reagan11,565

0.5%

R+5.8

D+0.9

D+12.4

21,978

1980

39.7%Carter8,940

46.4%Reagan10,447

13.9%

R+6.7

R+9.3

D+3.0

22,508

1976

50.1%Carter10,876

47.5%Ford10,317

2.4%

D+2.6

D+12.4

D+0.5

21,708

1972

44.5%McGovern9,076

54.4%Nixon11,089

1.2%

R+9.9

R+10.3

D+13.3

20,400

1968

48.2%Humphrey7,987

47.8%Nixon7,910

4.0%

D+0.5

R+24.6

D+1.2

16,560

1964

62.4%Johnson10,161

37.4%Goldwater6,085

0.2%

D+25.0

D+31.7

D+2.4

16,285

1960

46.6%Kennedy7,241

53.3%Nixon8,278

0.2%

R+6.7

R+1.0

R+6.8

15,544

1956

47.1%Stevenson6,057

52.8%Eisenhower6,783

0.1%

R+5.6

D+11.9

D+9.8

12,855

1952

41.2%Stevenson5,036

58.7%Eisenhower7,178

0.2%

R+17.5

R+38.3

R+6.8

12,234

1948

59.4%Truman6,624

38.6%Dewey4,302

2.0%

D+20.8

D+12.2

D+16.4

11,145

1944

54.1%Roosevelt5,230

45.4%Dewey4,392

0.5%

D+8.7

R+8.4

D+1.2

9,674

1940

58.3%Roosevelt6,295

41.2%Willkie4,450

0.4%

D+17.1

R+18.3

D+7.1

10,793

1936

65.3%Roosevelt6,282

29.9%Landon2,880

4.8%

D+35.4

R+3.2

D+11.1

9,621

1932

67.8%Roosevelt5,938

29.2%Hoover2,556

3.1%

D+38.6

D+61.9

D+20.8

8,764

1928

37.8%Smith3,128

61.1%Hoover5,057

1.1%

R+23.3

D+14.9

R+5.9

8,272

1924

6.3%Davis439

44.5%Coolidge3,081

48.5%La Follette3,357

La Follette +4.6

D+15.1

R+13.0

6,916

1920

19.7%Cox1,335

73.0%Harding4,943

7.3%

R+53.3

R+58.1

R+27.1

6,771

1916

49.6%Wilson1,716

44.8%Hughes1,549

5.6%

D+4.8

R+8.0

D+1.7

3,458

1912

30.9%Wilson942

18.0%Taft549

51.1%

Roosevelt +20.3

D+36.0

R+6.7

3,052

1908

35.6%Bryan1,125

58.7%Taft1,857

5.8%

R+23.1

D+41.1

R+13.6

3,164

1904

13.9%Parker388

78.1%Roosevelt2,185

8.0%

R+64.3

R+41.2

R+44.6

2,796

1900

36.4%Bryan1,165

59.5%McKinley1,903

4.2%

R+23.1

R+31.8

R+15.5

3,201

1896

53.1%Bryan1,908

44.4%McKinley1,594

2.5%

D+8.7

D+24.0

D+14.8

3,592

1892

24.9%Cleveland594

40.2%Harrison959

34.9%

R+15.3

—

R+17.0

2,386

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

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Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

55.3%17,750

41.2%13,220

32,108

2020

48.0%15,136

42.2%13,308

31,508

2018

58.0%28,169

37.4%18,182

48,597

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Clay County, MN
Year	Total registered
2016	36,338
2018	34,356
2020	38,526
2022	37,026
2024	41,124

How did Clay County, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Clay County, Minnesota voted a near-tie (D+0.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 32,874 votes cast, 16,121 went Democratic and 15,965 went Republican.

When did Clay County, Minnesota last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Clay County, Minnesota voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in Clay County, Minnesota?

Clay County, Minnesota has a population of 66,059 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Clay County, Minnesota?

Median household income in Clay County, Minnesota is $81,172 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Clay County, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Clay County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 15 went Republican.

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presidential margin

presidential returns

Who lives here

Communities and origins

Age and life stage

Household economy

Languages at home

Religious landscape

Results by precinct

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

U.S. Senate

Registered voters

Who moves in and out

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Compare two places, side by side

Frequently asked questions