Clay County, IN

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Terre Haute, IN
Designated Market Area: Terre Haute, IN-IL
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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

Brazil township (pop. 8,554) Brazil city (pop. 8,114) Posey township (pop. 4,038) Van Buren township (pop. 3,215) Jackson township (pop. 2,821) Harrison township (pop. 2,520) Washington township (pop. 1,242) Clay City town (pop. 1,135) Lewis township (pop. 1,075) Dick Johnson township (pop. 941) Perry township (pop. 935) Sugar Ridge township (pop. 831) Harmony town (pop. 737) Knightsville town (pop. 640) Center Point town (pop. 377) Bowling Green CDP (pop. 357) Carbon town (pop. 328) Coalmont CDP (pop. 274) Staunton town (pop. 262) Cloverland CDP (pop. 255) Cass township (pop. 224) Cory CDP (pop. 163) Billtown CDP (pop. 146) Middlebury CDP (pop. 146) Poland CDP (pop. 126)  

Tracts in Clay County, IN

Census Tract 401, Clay County, Indiana     Census Tract 402, Clay County, Indiana     Census Tract 403, Clay County, Indiana     Census Tract 404, Clay County, Indiana     Census Tract 405, Clay County, Indiana     Census Tract 406, Clay County, Indiana        

2022 population: 26,379   ( 511 from 2010 , 78 from 2020)
Land area: 357.6 square miles
Population density: 73.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	25,034	94.90%	4.3%
Black:	220	0.83%	158.8%
Indian:	79	0.30%	38.6%
Asian:	101	0.38%	48.5%
2+ races:	404	1.53%	86.2%
Hispanic:	541	2.05%	76.2%
Total non-White:	1,345	5.10%	80.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	648	12.2
Deaths:	820	15.5
Net Migration:	81	1.5
Net Immigration:	7	0.1

Change in White population:	-1,112	-4.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	601	2.2

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	61%	Donald Trump* (R)	9,499	77.3%	Joe Biden (D)	2,552	20.8%	230 [+]	1.9%	12,281	20	31	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 208 (1.7%);
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	8,531	75.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,306	20.3%	498 [+]	4.4%	11,335	19	29	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 426 (3.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 11 (0.1%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	53%	Mitt Romney (R)	7,096	65.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,460	32.0%	249 [+]	2.3%	10,805	12	18	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 227 (2.1%);
2008	56%	John McCain (R)	6,267	55.0%	Barack Obama (D)	4,954	43.5%	174 [+]	1.5%	11,395	6	9	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 168 (1.5%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	54%	George W. Bush* (R)	7,361	68.3%	John Kerry (D)	3,333	30.9%	89 [+]	0.8%	10,783	8	18	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 9 (0.1%);
2000	52%	George W. Bush (R)	6,393	62.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,605	35.5%	160 [+]	1.6%	10,158	6	15	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 85 (0.8%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 19 (0.2%);
1996	52%	Robert Dole (R)	4,858	49.0%	Bill Clinton* (D)	3,605	36.4%	1,452 [+]	14.6%	9,915	2	8	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 1,406 (14.2%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 46 (0.5%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	55%	George Bush* (R)	4,696	46.2%	Bill Clinton (D)	3,306	32.5%	2,162 [+]	21.3%	10,164	3	9	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 2,134 (21.0%);
1988	53%	George Bush (R)	5,852	60.8%	Michael Dukakis (D)	3,724	38.7%	53 [+]	0.6%	9,629	1	7	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	59%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	6,957	64.9%	Walter Mondale (D)	3,707	34.6%	61	0.6%	10,725	3	6	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	66%	Ronald Reagan (R)	6,980	59.1%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,363	36.9%	469 [+]	4.0%	11,812	3	8	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 311 (2.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 132 (1.1%);
1976	68%	Gerald Ford* (R)	5,674	50.4%	Jimmy Carter (D)	5,433	48.2%	158 [+]	1.4%	11,265	-3	2	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	67%	Richard Nixon* (R)	7,146	65.3%	George McGovern (D)	3,742	34.2%	49 [+]	0.4%	10,937	-1	5	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	77%	Richard Nixon (R)	5,743	50.8%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,956	35.0%	1,599 [+]	14.2%	11,298	1	7	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,569 (13.9%);
1964	82%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	6,528	54.3%	Barry Goldwater (R)	5,412	45.0%	86	0.7%	12,026	1	7	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	87%	Richard Nixon (R)	7,434	57.9%	John Kennedy (D)	5,342	41.6%	58	0.5%	12,834	3	8	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	82%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	7,302	55.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,720	43.8%	39	0.3%	13,061	-4	-1	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	84%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	7,118	53.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	6,078	45.5%	155	1.2%	13,351	-5	-2	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	74%	Harry Truman* (D)	5,965	50.1%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,654	47.5%	286 [+]	2.4%	11,905	-2	2	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 90 (0.8%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	76%	Thomas Dewey (R)	6,688	53.3%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,721	45.6%	144	1.1%	12,553	1	7	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	90%	Wendell Willkie (R)	7,768	51.4%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,255	48.0%	91	0.6%	15,114	1	7	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	90%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,235	56.1%	Alf Landon (R)	6,335	43.1%	113 [+]	0.8%	14,683	1	7	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 54 (0.4%); William Lemke (Union) 51 (0.3%);
1932	84%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	8,151	59.0%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	5,343	38.7%	324 [+]	2.3%	13,818	-4	-1	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 190 (1.4%);
1928	75%	Herbert Hoover (R)	7,103	56.2%	Al Smith (D)	5,358	42.4%	180 [+]	1.4%	12,641	-3	-2	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 111 (0.9%);
1924	70%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	5,955	48.9%	John Davis (D)	5,349	43.9%	885 [+]	7.3%	12,189	-6	-5	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 843 (6.9%);
1920	70%	Warren Harding (R)	6,129	48.2%	James Cox (D)	5,612	44.1%	975 [+]	7.7%	12,716	-7	-12	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 456 (3.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 393 (3.1%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 111 (0.9%);
1916	39%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,435	47.4%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	3,102	42.8%	707 [+]	9.8%	7,244	-5	-3	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 562 (7.8%); James Hanly (Proh) 119 (1.6%);
1912	38%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	3,297	45.1%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,614	22.1%	2,396 [+]	32.8%	7,307	-3	-3	1.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 1,494 (20.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 697 (9.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 174 (2.4%);
1908	46%	William J. Bryan (D)	4,204	48.9%	William Taft (R)	3,766	43.8%	631 [+]	7.3%	8,601	-5	-8	1.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 499 (5.8%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 110 (1.3%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 3 (0.0%);
1904	43%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	4,005	48.0%	Alton Parker (D)	3,565	42.7%	772 [+]	9.3%	8,342	-6	-8	1.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 432 (5.2%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 225 (2.7%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 54 (0.6%);
1900	43%	William J. Bryan (D)	4,114	49.0%	William McKinley* (R)	3,873	46.1%	412 [+]	4.9%	8,399	-4	-5	1.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 172 (2.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 170 (2.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	2,552	20.8%
Donald Trump* (R)	9,499	77.3%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	208	1.7%
Other	22	0.2%
TOTAL	12,281
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 31

2016 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	2,306	20.3%
Donald Trump (R)	8,531	75.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	426	3.8%
Jill Stein (Grn)	11	0.1%
Other	61	0.5%
TOTAL	11,335
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 29

2012 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	3,460	32.0%
Mitt Romney (R)	7,096	65.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	227	2.1%
Other	22	0.2%
TOTAL	10,805
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 18

2008 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	4,954	43.5%
John McCain (R)	6,267	55.0%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	168	1.5%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	11,395
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	7,361	68.3%
John Kerry (D)	3,333	30.9%
Ralph Nader (I)	9	0.1%
Other	80	0.7%
TOTAL	10,783
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 18

2000 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	6,393	62.9%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,605	35.5%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	19	0.2%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	85	0.8%
Other	56	0.6%
TOTAL	10,158
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 15

1996 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	3,605	36.4%
Robert Dole (R)	4,858	49.0%
Ross Perot (Ref)	1,406	14.2%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	46	0.5%
TOTAL	9,915
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 8

1992 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,306	32.5%
George Bush* (R)	4,696	46.2%
Ross Perot (I)	2,134	21.0%
Other	28	0.3%
TOTAL	10,164
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 9

1988 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	5,852	60.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,724	38.7%
Other	53	0.6%
TOTAL	9,629
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 7

1984 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	6,957	64.9%
Walter Mondale (D)	3,707	34.6%
Other	61	0.6%
TOTAL	10,725
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 6

1980 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	6,980	59.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,363	36.9%
John Anderson (I)	311	2.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	132	1.1%
Other	26	0.2%
TOTAL	11,812
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,433	48.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,674	50.4%
Other	158	1.4%
TOTAL	11,265
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,146	65.3%
George McGovern (D)	3,742	34.2%
Other	49	0.4%
TOTAL	10,937
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 5

1968 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	5,743	50.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,956	35.0%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,569	13.9%
Other	30	0.3%
TOTAL	11,298
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 7

1964 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	6,528	54.3%
Barry Goldwater (R)	5,412	45.0%
Other	86	0.7%
TOTAL	12,026
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,342	41.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	7,434	57.9%
Other	58	0.5%
TOTAL	12,834
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 8

1956 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	7,302	55.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,720	43.8%
Other	39	0.3%
TOTAL	13,061
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -1

1952 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	7,118	53.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	6,078	45.5%
Other	155	1.2%
TOTAL	13,351
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -2

1948 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	5,965	50.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	5,654	47.5%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	90	0.8%
Other	196	1.6%
TOTAL	11,905
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 2

1944 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,721	45.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	6,688	53.3%
Other	144	1.1%
TOTAL	12,553
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 7

1940 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,255	48.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	7,768	51.4%
Other	91	0.6%
TOTAL	15,114
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 7

1936 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,235	56.1%
Alf Landon (R)	6,335	43.1%
William Lemke (Union)	51	0.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	54	0.4%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	14,683
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 7

1932 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	8,151	59.0%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	5,343	38.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	190	1.4%
Other	134	1.0%
TOTAL	13,818
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -1

1928 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	7,103	56.2%
Al Smith (D)	5,358	42.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	111	0.9%
Other	69	0.5%
TOTAL	12,641
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -2

1924 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	5,955	48.9%
John Davis (D)	5,349	43.9%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	843	6.9%
Other	42	0.3%
TOTAL	12,189
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -5

1920 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	6,129	48.2%
James Cox (D)	5,612	44.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	393	3.1%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	456	3.6%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	111	0.9%
Other	15	0.1%
TOTAL	12,716
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -12

1916 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,435	47.4%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	3,102	42.8%
Allan Benson (Soc)	562	7.8%
James Hanly (Proh)	119	1.6%
Other	26	0.4%
TOTAL	7,244
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -3

1912 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	3,297	45.1%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,614	22.1%
William Taft* (R)	1,494	20.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	697	9.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	174	2.4%
Other	31	0.4%
TOTAL	7,307
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -3

1908 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	3,766	43.8%
William J. Bryan (D)	4,204	48.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	499	5.8%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	110	1.3%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	3	0.0%
Other	19	0.2%
TOTAL	8,601
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -8

1904 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	4,005	48.0%
Alton Parker (D)	3,565	42.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	432	5.2%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	225	2.7%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	54	0.6%
Other	61	0.7%
TOTAL	8,342
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -8

1900 President, Clay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	3,873	46.1%
William J. Bryan (D)	4,114	49.0%
John Woolley (Proh)	170	2.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	172	2.0%
Other	70	0.8%
TOTAL	8,399
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clay County, IN

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	38%	Todd Young (R)	5,885	77.0%	Thomas McDermott (D)	1,507	19.7%	250 [+]	3.3%	7,642	18	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James Sceniak (Libertarian) 250 (3.3%);
2020	G	60%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	8,164	67.0%	Donald Rainwater (Libertarian)	2,242	18.4%	1,780 [+]	14.6%	12,186	10	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Woody Myers (D) 1,780 (14.6%);
2018	S1	46%	Mike Braun (R)	6,207	66.9%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	2,601	28.0%	469 [+]	5.1%	9,277	16	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 469 (5.1%);
2016	S3	55%	Todd Young (R)	6,439	57.9%	Evan Bayh (D)	3,979	35.8%	697 [+]	6.3%	11,115	6	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 697 (6.3%);
2016	G	54%	Eric Holcomb (R)	6,457	58.4%	John Gregg (D)	4,260	38.5%	339 [+]	3.1%	11,056	7	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 337 (3.0%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2012	S1	50%	Richard Mourdock (R)	5,192	50.5%	Joe Donnelly (D)	4,359	42.4%	734 [+]	7.1%	10,285	6	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 733 (7.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2012	G	53%	Mike Pence (R)	5,547	51.0%	John Gregg (D)	4,765	43.8%	566 [+]	5.2%	10,878	1	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Rupert Boneham (Libertarian) 566 (5.2%);
2010	S3	40%	Dan Coats (R)	4,543	55.4%	Brad Ellsworth (D)	3,187	38.9%	466 [+]	5.7%	8,196	1	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 465 (5.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2008	G	56%	Mitch Daniels* (R)	5,986	52.7%	Jill Long (D)	5,055	44.5%	312 [+]	2.7%	11,353	-5	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 312 (2.7%);
2006	S1	38%	Richard Lugar* (R)	6,597	86.9%	Steven Osborn (Libertarian)	987	13.0%	4 [+]	0.1%	7,588	0	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2004	S3	53%	Evan Bayh* (D)	6,928	64.9%	Marvin Scott (R)	3,629	34.0%	112 [+]	1.0%	10,669	-3	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Barger (Libertarian) 112 (1.0%);
2004	G	53%	Mitch Daniels (R)	5,724	54.3%	Joe Kernan* (D)	4,677	44.3%	148 [+]	1.4%	10,549	1	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Kenn Gividen (Libertarian) 148 (1.4%);
2000	S1	50%	Richard Lugar* (R)	7,091	72.3%	David Johnson (D)	2,575	26.3%	142 [+]	1.4%	9,808	6	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Paul Hager (Libertarian) 142 (1.4%);
2000	G	52%	Frank O'Bannon* (D)	6,173	61.1%	David McIntosh (R)	3,807	37.7%	130 [+]	1.3%	10,110	-4	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 130 (1.3%);
1998	S3	43%	Evan Bayh (D)	6,099	73.2%	Paul Helmke (R)	2,137	25.7%	95 [+]	1.1%	8,331	-9	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 95 (1.1%);
1996	G	52%	Frank O'Bannon (D)	5,546	56.4%	Steve Goldsmith (R)	4,131	42.0%	161 [+]	1.6%	9,838	-5	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 161 (1.6%);
1994	S1	43%	Richard Lugar* (R)	5,657	69.3%	Jim Jontz (D)	2,312	28.3%	189 [+]	2.3%	8,158	2	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Mary Barton (New Alliance) 116 (1.4%); Barbara Bourland (Libertarian) 73 (0.9%);
1992	S3	55%	Dan Coats* (R)	5,890	58.4%	Joseph Hogsett (D)	4,026	40.0%	161 [+]	1.6%	10,077	1	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 138 (1.4%); Raymond Tirado (New Alliance) 23 (0.2%);
1992	G	55%	Evan Bayh* (D)	6,744	66.9%	Linley Pearson (R)	3,230	32.0%	106 [+]	1.1%	10,080	-5	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Mary Barton (New Alliance) 106 (1.1%);
1990	S3	43%	Dan Coats (R)	4,178	52.9%	Baron Hill (D)	3,707	46.9%	14 [+]	0.2%	7,899	-1	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Other (Write-in) 14 (0.2%);
1988	S1	53%	Richard Lugar* (R)	6,553	68.5%	Jack Wickes (D)	3,008	31.5%	0	0.0%	9,561	0	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1988	G	53%	Evan Bayh (D)	6,093	63.1%	John Mutz (R)	3,560	36.9%	0	0.0%	9,653	-10	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1986	S3	47%	Dan Quayle* (R)	5,351	62.8%	Jill Long (D)	3,066	36.0%	103 [+]	1.2%	8,520	2	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Bradford Warren (Libertarian) 54 (0.6%); Rockland Snyder (American) 49 (0.6%);
1984	G	59%	Wayne Townsend (D)	5,618	52.4%	Robert Orr* (R)	5,049	47.1%	54 [+]	0.5%	10,721	-5	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Rockland Snyder (American) 30 (0.3%); James Ridenour (Libertarian) 24 (0.2%);
1982	S1	53%	Richard Lugar* (R)	5,322	55.4%	Floyd Fithian (D)	4,206	43.8%	71 [+]	0.7%	9,599	2	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Raymond James (American) 71 (0.7%);
1980	S3	65%	Dan Quayle (R)	6,409	54.6%	Birch Bayh* (D)	5,327	45.4%	0	0.0%	11,736	1	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:
1980	G	64%	Robert Orr (R)	6,084	52.8%	John Hillenbrand (D)	5,436	47.1%	13 [+]	0.1%	11,533	-5	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Cletus Artist (American) 13 (0.1%);
1976	S1	67%	Richard Lugar (R)	6,260	56.0%	Vance Hartke* (D)	4,793	42.9%	120 [+]	1.1%	11,173	-3	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Don Lee (American) 113 (1.0%); David Hoagland (U.S. Labor) 7 (0.1%);
1976	G	67%	Otis Bowen* (R)	6,161	55.5%	Larry Conrad (D)	4,865	43.8%	82 [+]	0.7%	11,108	-1	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Daniel Talbot (American) 79 (0.7%); Samuel Washington (U.S. Labor) 3 (0.0%);
1974	S3	60%	Birch Bayh* (D)	5,128	51.9%	Richard Lugar (R)	4,594	46.5%	152 [+]	1.5%	9,874	0	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Don Lee (American) 152 (1.5%);
1972	G	67%	Otis Bowen (R)	5,913	54.3%	Matthew Welsh (D)	4,954	45.5%	31 [+]	0.3%	10,898	-3	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Berryman Hurley (American Independent) 16 (0.1%); Finley Campbell (Peace & Freedom) 10 (0.1%); John Morris (Socialist Labor) 5 (0.0%);
1970	S1	67%	Vance Hartke* (D)	5,085	50.7%	Richard Roudebush (R)	4,944	49.3%	0	0.0%	10,029	-1	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1968	S3	76%	Birch Bayh* (D)	5,814	52.0%	William Ruckelshaus (R)	5,329	47.7%	35 [+]	0.3%	11,178	0	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Earl Malcolm (Prohibition) 35 (0.3%); Ralph Levitt (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1968	G	75%	Edgar Whitcomb (R)	5,615	50.7%	Robert Rock (D)	5,441	49.1%	22 [+]	0.2%	11,078	-2	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Melvin Hawk (Prohibition) 22 (0.2%);
1964	S1	81%	Vance Hartke* (D)	6,281	52.9%	Russell Bontrager (R)	5,550	46.7%	45 [+]	0.4%	11,876	1	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 38 (0.3%); Casimer Kanczuzewski (Socialist Labor) 7 (0.1%);
1964	G	79%	Roger Branigin (D)	6,606	56.4%	Richard Ristine (R)	5,050	43.1%	53 [+]	0.5%	11,709	0	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Chester Bohannan (Prohibition) 47 (0.4%); Gordon Lang (Socialist Labor) 6 (0.1%);
1962	S3	80%	Birch Bayh (D)	6,182	52.6%	Homer Capehart* (R)	5,569	47.4%	0	0.0%	11,751	-2	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	G	87%	Matthew Welsh (D)	6,695	52.2%	Crawford Parker (R)	6,085	47.4%	45 [+]	0.4%	12,825	-2	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 43 (0.3%); Herman Kronewitter (Socialist Labor) 2 (0.0%);

*: 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, IN

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Voter Registration Data for Clay County, IN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Clay County, IN were estimated to be 41% Republican and 17% Democrat.