Clay County, AR

Designated Market Area: Jonesboro, AR
USDA County Type (2015): Farming, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

Places in Clay County, AR     [Sort places by name]

Piggott city (pop. 3,610) Corning city (pop. 3,202) Rector city (pop. 1,793) St. Francis city (pop. 240) Pollard city (pop. 198) Knobel city (pop. 197) Greenway city (pop. 171) Success town (pop. 126) McDougal town (pop. 81) Peach Orchard city (pop. 80) Datto town (pop. 59) Nimmons town (pop. 58)  

Tracts in Clay County, AR

Census Tract 9501, Clay County, Arkansas     Census Tract 9502, Clay County, Arkansas     Census Tract 9503, Clay County, Arkansas     Census Tract 9504, Clay County, Arkansas     Census Tract 9505, Clay County, Arkansas     Census Tract 9506, Clay County, Arkansas        

2022 population: 14,265   ( 1,818 from 2010 , 283 from 2020)
Land area: 639.2 square miles
Population density: 22.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	13,433	94.17%	13.8%
Black:	142	1.00%	153.6%
Indian:	78	0.55%	95.0%
Asian:	39	0.27%	105.3%
2+ races:	217	1.52%	27.6%
Hispanic:	356	2.50%	64.1%
Total non-White:	832	5.83%	64.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	374	12.9
Deaths:	605	20.8
Net Migration:	-49	-1.7
Net Immigration:	-2	-0.1

Change in White population:	-2,144	-13.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	326	2.0

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	47%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,086	78.8%	Joe Biden (D)	962	18.6%	135 [+]	2.6%	5,183	16	32	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 53 (1.0%);
2016	44%	Donald Trump (R)	3,781	72.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,199	23.1%	220 [+]	4.2%	5,200	12	27	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 100 (1.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 35 (0.7%); Evan McMullin (I) 20 (0.4%);
2012	42%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,225	63.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,738	34.0%	147 [+]	2.9%	5,110	3	16	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 99 (1.9%);
2008	43%	John McCain (R)	3,032	55.0%	Barack Obama (D)	2,244	40.7%	235 [+]	4.3%	5,511	-4	9	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 137 (2.5%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 38 (0.7%);
2004	46%	John Kerry (D)	3,264	53.5%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,759	45.3%	73 [+]	1.2%	6,096	-9	-5	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 45 (0.7%);
2000	44%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,527	59.8%	George W. Bush (R)	2,254	38.2%	119 [+]	2.0%	5,900	-13	-10	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 73 (1.2%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 25 (0.4%);
1996	43%	Bill Clinton* (D)	3,848	65.6%	Robert Dole (R)	1,512	25.8%	503 [+]	8.6%	5,863	-11	-15	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 464 (7.9%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 12 (0.2%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 7 (0.1%);
1992	51%	Bill Clinton (D)	4,848	68.5%	George Bush* (R)	1,647	23.3%	585 [+]	8.3%	7,080	-12	-14	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 568 (8.0%);
1988	44%	Michael Dukakis (D)	3,442	55.2%	George Bush (R)	2,766	44.3%	32 [+]	0.5%	6,240	-12	-9	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 11 (0.2%);
1984	49%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,767	53.0%	Walter Mondale (D)	3,279	46.2%	59	0.8%	7,105	-7	-6	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	49%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,985	54.4%	Ronald Reagan (R)	3,091	42.2%	254 [+]	3.5%	7,330	-6	-9	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Edward Clark (Lbt) 126 (1.7%); John Anderson (I) 121 (1.7%);
1976	54%	Jimmy Carter (D)	5,664	75.0%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,893	25.0%	0	0.0%	7,557	-10	-23	0.98%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	47%	Richard Nixon* (R)	4,381	69.4%	George McGovern (D)	1,933	30.6%	0	0.0%	6,314	1	9	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	54%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,410	37.9%	George Wallace (AIP)	2,285	35.9%	1,663 [+]	26.2%	6,358	7	-5	1.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Hubert Humphrey (D) 1,663 (26.2%);
1964	43%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,280	61.6%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,999	37.6%	42	0.8%	5,321	-6	-1	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	36%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,543	55.7%	John Kennedy (D)	1,908	41.8%	117	2.6%	4,568	13	6	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	29%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,368	57.6%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,711	41.6%	34	0.8%	4,113	-4	-16	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	29%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,277	51.7%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	2,105	47.8%	26	0.6%	4,408	4	-7	1.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	20%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,069	66.9%	Thomas Dewey (R)	878	28.4%	144 [+]	4.7%	3,091	7	-17	1.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 128 (4.1%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 2 (0.1%);
1944	21%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,934	57.5%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,422	42.3%	5	0.1%	3,361	12	-4	1.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	17%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,676	60.3%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,029	37.0%	74	2.7%	2,779	16	-8	1.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	17%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,778	68.9%	Alf Landon (R)	795	30.8%	6 [+]	0.2%	2,579	13	-6	1.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	16%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,891	82.0%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	397	17.2%	18 [+]	0.8%	2,306	5	-22	1.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	19%	Al Smith (D)	1,435	53.0%	Herbert Hoover (R)	1,254	46.3%	19 [+]	0.7%	2,708	7	-12	1.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	20%	John Davis (D)	1,429	52.5%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,084	39.9%	207 [+]	7.6%	2,720	11	-14	1.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 207 (7.6%);
1920	25%	James Cox (D)	1,775	50.8%	Warren Harding (R)	1,536	44.0%	181 [+]	5.2%	3,492	5	-16	1.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 181 (5.2%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	24%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,949	63.0%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	972	31.4%	173 [+]	5.6%	3,094	3	-15	1.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	21%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,300	51.7%	William Taft* (R)	623	24.8%	590 [+]	23.5%	2,513	5	2	2.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 358 (14.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 218 (8.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 14 (0.6%);
1908	26%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,527	56.3%	William Taft (R)	1,069	39.4%	114 [+]	4.2%	2,710	2	-12	1.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 106 (3.9%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 3 (0.1%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 3 (0.1%);
1904	20%	Alton Parker (D)	968	54.1%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	752	42.0%	69 [+]	3.9%	1,789	1	-14	1.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 28 (1.6%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 27 (1.5%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 14 (0.8%);
1900	24%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,195	65.1%	William McKinley* (R)	627	34.2%	14 [+]	0.8%	1,836	-1	-17	1.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 4 (0.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	962	18.6%
Donald Trump* (R)	4,086	78.8%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	53	1.0%
Other	82	1.6%
TOTAL	5,183
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 32

2016 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,199	23.1%
Donald Trump (R)	3,781	72.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	100	1.9%
Jill Stein (Grn)	35	0.7%
Evan McMullin (I)	20	0.4%
Other	65	1.2%
TOTAL	5,200
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 27

2012 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	1,738	34.0%
Mitt Romney (R)	3,225	63.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	99	1.9%
Other	48	0.9%
TOTAL	5,110
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	2,244	40.7%
John McCain (R)	3,032	55.0%
Ralph Nader (I)	137	2.5%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	38	0.7%
Other	60	1.1%
TOTAL	5,511
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	2,759	45.3%
John Kerry (D)	3,264	53.5%
Ralph Nader (I)	45	0.7%
Other	28	0.5%
TOTAL	6,096
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -5

2000 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	2,254	38.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,527	59.8%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	73	1.2%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	25	0.4%
Other	21	0.4%
TOTAL	5,900
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -10

1996 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	3,848	65.6%
Robert Dole (R)	1,512	25.8%
Ross Perot (Ref)	464	7.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	12	0.2%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	7	0.1%
Other	20	0.3%
TOTAL	5,863
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -15

1992 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	4,848	68.5%
George Bush* (R)	1,647	23.3%
Ross Perot (I)	568	8.0%
Other	17	0.2%
TOTAL	7,080
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -14

1988 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,766	44.3%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,442	55.2%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	11	0.2%
Other	21	0.3%
TOTAL	6,240
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -9

1984 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,767	53.0%
Walter Mondale (D)	3,279	46.2%
Other	59	0.8%
TOTAL	7,105
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -6

1980 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,091	42.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,985	54.4%
John Anderson (I)	121	1.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	126	1.7%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	7,330
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -9

1976 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,664	75.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,893	25.0%
TOTAL	7,557
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -23

1972 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,381	69.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,933	30.6%
TOTAL	6,314
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 9

1968 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	2,410	37.9%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,663	26.2%
George Wallace (AIP)	2,285	35.9%
TOTAL	6,358
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): -5

1964 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,280	61.6%
Barry Goldwater (R)	1,999	37.6%
Other	42	0.8%
TOTAL	5,321
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -1

1960 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,908	41.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,543	55.7%
Other	117	2.6%
TOTAL	4,568
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 6

1956 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,711	41.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,368	57.6%
Other	34	0.8%
TOTAL	4,113
Turnout: 29% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -16

1952 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	2,105	47.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,277	51.7%
Other	26	0.6%
TOTAL	4,408
Turnout: 29% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -7

1948 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,069	66.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	878	28.4%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	128	4.1%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	2	0.1%
Other	14	0.5%
TOTAL	3,091
Turnout: 20% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): -17

1944 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,934	57.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,422	42.3%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	3,361
Turnout: 21% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): -4

1940 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,676	60.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,029	37.0%
Other	74	2.7%
TOTAL	2,779
Turnout: 17% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): -8

1936 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,778	68.9%
Alf Landon (R)	795	30.8%
Other	6	0.2%
TOTAL	2,579
Turnout: 17% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): -6

1932 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,891	82.0%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	397	17.2%
Other	18	0.8%
TOTAL	2,306
Turnout: 16% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -22

1928 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,254	46.3%
Al Smith (D)	1,435	53.0%
Other	19	0.7%
TOTAL	2,708
Turnout: 19% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): -12

1924 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,084	39.9%
John Davis (D)	1,429	52.5%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	207	7.6%
TOTAL	2,720
Turnout: 20% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): -14

1920 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	1,536	44.0%
James Cox (D)	1,775	50.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	181	5.2%
TOTAL	3,492
Turnout: 25% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -16

1916 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,949	63.0%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	972	31.4%
Other	173	5.6%
TOTAL	3,094
Turnout: 24% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -15

1912 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,300	51.7%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	358	14.2%
William Taft* (R)	623	24.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	218	8.7%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	14	0.6%
TOTAL	2,513
Turnout: 21% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 2

1908 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	1,069	39.4%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,527	56.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	106	3.9%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	3	0.1%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	3	0.1%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,710
Turnout: 26% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -12

1904 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	752	42.0%
Alton Parker (D)	968	54.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	28	1.6%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	14	0.8%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	27	1.5%
TOTAL	1,789
Turnout: 20% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -14

1900 President, Clay County, AR
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	627	34.2%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,195	65.1%
John Woolley (Proh)	4	0.2%
Other	10	0.5%
TOTAL	1,836
Turnout: 24% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clay County, AR

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	35%	John Boozman* (R)	3,080	78.6%	Natalie James (D)	698	17.8%	139 [+]	3.5%	3,917	13	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kenneth Cates (Libertarian) 139 (3.5%);
2022	G	35%	Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R)	3,060	77.6%	Chris Jones (D)	798	20.2%	86 [+]	2.2%	3,944	15	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Ricky Harrington (Libertarian) 86 (2.2%);
2020	S2	46%	Tom Cotton* (R)	4,196	82.3%	Ricky Harrington (Libertarian)	903	17.7%	0	0.0%	5,099	16	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2020:
2018	G	36%	Asa Hutchinson* (R)	3,218	77.9%	Jared Henderson (D)	782	18.9%	132 [+]	3.2%	4,132	13	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark West (Libertarian) 132 (3.2%);
2016	S3	43%	John Boozman* (R)	3,286	65.1%	Conner Eldridge (D)	1,527	30.2%	236 [+]	4.7%	5,049	5	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Frank Gilbert (Libertarian) 235 (4.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	S2	33%	Tom Cotton (R)	2,253	56.4%	Mark Pryor* (D)	1,573	39.3%	172 [+]	4.3%	3,998	0	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mark Swaney (Green) 103 (2.6%); Nathan LaFrance (Libertarian) 69 (1.7%);
2014	G	33%	Asa Hutchinson (R)	1,943	48.4%	Mike Ross (D)	1,912	47.6%	162 [+]	4.0%	4,017	-7	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Frank Gilbert (Libertarian) 97 (2.4%); Josh Drake (Green) 65 (1.6%);
2010	S3	33%	John Boozman (R)	1,978	47.8%	Blanche Lambert Lincoln* (D)	1,971	47.6%	191 [+]	4.6%	4,140	-10	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Trevor Drown (I) 108 (2.6%); John Gray (Green) 82 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2010	G	33%	Mike Beebe* (D)	3,055	73.6%	Jim Keet (R)	1,029	24.8%	64 [+]	1.5%	4,148	-9	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Jim Lendall (Green) 64 (1.5%);
2008	S2	40%	Mark Pryor* (D)	4,296	83.5%	Rebekah Kennedy (Green)	849	16.5%	0	0.0%	5,145	n/a	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2006	G	34%	Mike Beebe (D)	3,010	68.8%	Asa Hutchinson* (R)	1,137	26.0%	230 [+]	5.3%	4,377	-15	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rod Bryan (I) 142 (3.2%); Jim Lendall (Green) 88 (2.0%);
2004	S3	47%	Blanche Lambert Lincoln* (D)	4,086	66.9%	Jim Holt (R)	2,019	33.1%	0	0.0%	6,105	-11	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2002	S2	40%	Mark Pryor (D)	3,581	67.7%	Tim Hutchinson* (R)	1,710	32.3%	0	0.0%	5,291	-14	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:
2002	G	40%	Jimmie Lou Fisher (D)	2,943	55.6%	Mike Huckabee* (R)	2,354	44.4%	0	0.0%	5,297	-9	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:
1998	S3	39%	Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D)	3,939	74.7%	Fay Boozman (R)	1,250	23.7%	87 [+]	1.6%	5,276	-19	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Charley Heffley (Reform) 87 (1.6%);
1998	G	39%	Bill Bristow (D)	2,670	50.5%	Mike Huckabee* (R)	2,573	48.6%	47 [+]	0.9%	5,290	-11	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Keith Carle (Reform) 47 (0.9%);
1996	S2	42%	Winston Bryant (D)	3,444	60.1%	Tim Hutchinson (R)	2,283	39.9%	0	0.0%	5,727	-13	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1996:
1994	G	39%	Jim Guy Tucker* (D)	3,599	67.3%	Sheffield Nelson (R)	1,745	32.7%	0	0.0%	5,344	-8	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1994:
1992	S3	50%	Dale Bumpers* (D)	5,285	75.4%	Mike Huckabee (R)	1,724	24.6%	0	0.0%	7,009	-15	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1992:
1990	S2	19%	David Pryor* (D)	2,662	100.0%				0	0.0%	2,662	n/a	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1990	G	39%	Bill Clinton* (D)	3,451	63.0%	Sheffield Nelson (R)	2,024	37.0%	0	0.0%	5,475	-6	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1986	S3	39%	Dale Bumpers* (D)	3,909	68.9%	Asa Hutchinson (R)	1,766	31.1%	0	0.0%	5,675	-7	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1986	G	38%	Bill Clinton* (D)	3,775	68.1%	Frank White (R)	1,771	31.9%	0	0.0%	5,546	-4	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	50%	David Pryor* (D)	5,054	69.2%	Ed Bethune (R)	2,251	30.8%	0	0.0%	7,305	-12	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1984	G	50%	Bill Clinton* (D)	4,537	61.8%	Woody Freeman (R)	2,803	38.2%	0	0.0%	7,340	1	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1982	G	46%	Bill Clinton (D)	4,294	62.9%	Frank White* (R)	2,537	37.1%	0	0.0%	6,831	-8	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1980	S3	47%	Dale Bumpers* (D)	4,470	63.1%	Bill Clark (R)	2,613	36.9%	0	0.0%	7,083	-4	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Walter McCarty (I) 0 (0.0%);
1980	G	49%	Frank White (R)	4,164	57.0%	Bill Clinton* (D)	3,144	43.0%	0	0.0%	7,308	5	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:
1978	S2	38%	David Pryor (D)	3,780	70.0%	John Black (I)	1,098	20.3%	523 [+]	9.7%	5,401	-7	1.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Tom Kelly (R) 523 (9.7%);
1978	G	38%	Bill Clinton (D)	3,779	69.8%	Lynn Lowe (R)	1,636	30.2%	0	0.0%	5,415	-6	1.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1978:
1976	G	52%	David Pryor* (D)	6,126	84.5%	Leon Griffith (R)	1,126	15.5%	0	0.0%	7,252	-1	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1976:
1974	S3	37%	Dale Bumpers (D)	4,204	83.1%	John Jones (R)	852	16.9%	0	0.0%	5,056	2	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1974:
1974	G	37%	David Pryor (D)	3,666	72.7%	Ken Coon (R)	1,379	27.3%	0	0.0%	5,045	-7	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1974:
1972	S2	48%	John McClellan* (D)	4,170	65.1%	Wayne Babbitt (R)	2,234	34.9%	0	0.0%	6,404	-4	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1972:
1972	G	49%	Dale Bumpers* (D)	4,460	68.8%	Len Blaylock (R)	2,022	31.2%	0	0.0%	6,482	7	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1972:
1970	G	48%	Dale Bumpers (D)	4,048	69.3%	Winthrop Rockefeller* (R)	1,615	27.7%	175 [+]	3.0%	5,838	-5	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Walter Carruth (American Independent) 175 (3.0%);
1968	S3	52%	William Fulbright* (D)	3,671	60.1%	Charles Bernard (R)	2,441	39.9%	0	0.0%	6,112	-1	1.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1968	G	53%	Winthrop Rockefeller* (R)	3,170	51.1%	Marion Crank (D)	3,031	48.9%	0	0.0%	6,201	-1	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1966	S2	County data not available for this election: John McClellan* (D) was unopposed.
1966	G	47%	Winthrop Rockefeller (R)	3,025	53.9%	Jim Johnson (D)	2,589	46.1%	0	0.0%	5,614	0	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1964	G	47%	Orval Faubus* (D)	3,162	55.0%	Winthrop Rockefeller (R)	2,590	45.0%	0	0.0%	5,752	2	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	21%	William Fulbright* (D)	1,903	73.9%	Kenneth Jones (R)	673	26.1%	0	0.0%	2,576	-5	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1962	G	County data not available for this election: Orval Faubus* (D) defeated Willis Ricketts (R) statewide.
1960	S2	County data not available for this election: John McClellan* (D) was unopposed.
1960	G	County data not available for this election: Orval Faubus* (D) defeated Henry Britt (R) statewide.

*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Clay County, AR

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Voter Registration Data for Clay County, AR

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Clay County, AR were estimated to be 38% Republican and 22% Democrat.