Clay County, West Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
11 precincts · 3,240 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -2929 | 72 | 434 | 8 | 514 | 14.0% | 84.4% | R+70.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -1717 | 84 | 378 | 9 | 471 | 17.8% | 80.3% | R+62.4 |
| Precinct -1515 | 67 | 329 | 11 | 407 | 16.5% | 80.8% | R+64.4 |
| Precinct -3636 | 69 | 264 | 5 | 338 | 20.4% | 78.1% | R+57.7 |
| Precinct -3333 | 46 | 278 | 6 | 330 | 13.9% | 84.2% | R+70.3 |
| Precinct -2525 | 67 | 240 | 5 | 312 | 21.5% | 76.9% | R+55.4 |
| Precinct -2424 | 54 | 204 | 6 | 264 | 20.5% | 77.3% | R+56.8 |
| Precinct -3737 | 44 | 189 | 4 | 237 | 18.6% | 79.7% | R+61.2 |
| Precinct -11 | 29 | 125 | 5 | 159 | 18.2% | 78.6% | R+60.4 |
| Precinct -1212 | 34 | 85 | 2 | 121 | 28.1% | 70.2% | R+42.1 |
| Precinct -44 | 14 | 71 | 2 | 87 | 16.1% | 81.6% | R+65.5 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +0.9% |
| 1896 | −4.3% |
| 1900 | −11.3% |
| 1904 | +1.5% |
| 1908 | −22.1% |
| 1912 | +27.6% |
| 1916 | +1.2% |
| 1920 | −12.7% |
| 1924 | +4.9% |
| 1928 | −13.8% |
| 1932 | +10.8% |
| 1936 | +14.8% |
| 1940 | +9.5% |
| 1944 | +6.2% |
| 1948 | +11.4% |
| 1952 | +5.2% |
| 1956 | −3.5% |
| 1960 | +8.6% |
| 1964 | +39.9% |
| 1968 | +11.8% |
| 1972 | −8.5% |
| 1976 | +35.0% |
| 1980 | +19.5% |
| 1984 | +11.9% |
| 1988 | +19.1% |
| 1992 | +18.4% |
| 1996 | +26.2% |
| 2000 | −7.5% |
| 2004 | −8.9% |
| 2008 | −10.2% |
| 2012 | −34.5% |
| 2016 | −57.8% |
| 2020 | −60.6% |
| 2024 | −62.3% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 55 points more Democratic.
5,041 registered voters · 2026
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−64 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −887 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $42,576 in average income, against $54,423 for residents who stayed — 22% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+17.4 on average — 45 points more Democratic-leaning than Clay County, WV itself (R+62.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Kanawha County, WV34R+17.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Kanawha County, WV52
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.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −56 |
| 2012 | −130 |
| 2013 | −72 |
| 2014 | −250 |
| 2015 | −2 |
| 2016 | −32 |
| 2017 | −80 |
| 2018 | −52 |
| 2019 | −110 |
| 2021 | −51 |
| 2022 | −3 |
| 2023 | −1 |
| 2024 | +16 |
| 2025 | −64 |
Clay County's R+62.2 margin in 2024 reflects a broader Appalachian realignment that has made rural, coal-adjacent communities among the most reliably Republican in the nation over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 62.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 62.3 points.
A population of 7,835, a 97% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $42,318 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Roane County and Pocahontas County.
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Clay County, West Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/54015/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.