Clay County, IL

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, IL     [Sort places by name]

Harter township (pop. 6,129) Flora city (pop. 4,701) Louisville township (pop. 1,884) Clay City township (pop. 1,308) Louisville village (pop. 1,183) Clay City village (pop. 883) Blair township (pop. 801) Stanford township (pop. 588) Xenia township (pop. 478) Pixley township (pop. 471) Oskaloosa township (pop. 445) Hoosier township (pop. 411) Larkinsburg township (pop. 389) Xenia village (pop. 323) Songer township (pop. 195) Bible Grove township (pop. 149) Sailor Springs village (pop. 101) Iola village (pop. 58)  

Tracts in Clay County, IL

Census Tract 9719, Clay County, Illinois     Census Tract 9720, Clay County, Illinois     Census Tract 9721, Clay County, Illinois     Census Tract 9722, Clay County, Illinois        

2022 population: 13,047   ( 768 from 2010 , 243 from 2020)
Land area: 468.3 square miles
Population density: 27.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	12,413	95.14%	7.6%
Black:	68	0.52%	58.1%
Indian:	33	0.25%	10.0%
Asian:	121	0.93%	92.1%
2+ races:	152	1.17%	53.5%
Hispanic:	260	1.99%	72.2%
Total non-White:	634	4.86%	64.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	340	12.8
Deaths:	419	15.8
Net Migration:	-168	-6.3
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-1,016	-7.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	248	1.8

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	69%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,629	81.6%	Joe Biden (D)	1,129	16.4%	141 [+]	2.0%	6,899	41	35	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 88 (1.3%);
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	5,021	79.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,020	16.1%	309 [+]	4.9%	6,350	41	33	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 209 (3.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 48 (0.8%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	56%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,190	70.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,584	26.8%	134 [+]	2.3%	5,908	30	24	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 96 (1.6%);
2008	60%	John McCain (R)	3,926	60.7%	Barack Obama (D)	2,425	37.5%	115 [+]	1.8%	6,466	24	15	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 45 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 27 (0.4%);
2004	60%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,416	67.4%	John Kerry (D)	2,101	32.1%	37 [+]	0.6%	6,554	23	17	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	55%	George W. Bush (R)	3,789	61.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,212	36.1%	134 [+]	2.2%	6,135	19	14	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 78 (1.3%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 38 (0.6%);
1996	57%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,750	44.2%	Robert Dole (R)	2,703	43.4%	775 [+]	12.4%	6,228	7	3	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 719 (11.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 22 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	61%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,962	44.5%	George Bush* (R)	2,471	37.1%	1,219 [+]	18.3%	6,652	3	0	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,193 (17.9%);
1988	58%	George Bush (R)	3,494	55.6%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,761	44.0%	24 [+]	0.4%	6,279	5	2	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 10 (0.2%);
1984	65%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,562	64.2%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,524	35.5%	18	0.3%	7,104	8	5	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	65%	Ronald Reagan (R)	4,447	61.2%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,587	35.6%	232 [+]	3.2%	7,266	12	11	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 187 (2.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 35 (0.5%);
1976	75%	Gerald Ford* (R)	3,860	49.9%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,837	49.6%	32 [+]	0.4%	7,729	0	2	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 23 (0.3%);
1972	80%	Richard Nixon* (R)	5,283	64.9%	George McGovern (D)	2,844	34.9%	11 [+]	0.1%	8,138	6	4	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	84%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,429	55.5%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,878	36.0%	679 [+]	8.5%	7,986	8	12	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 672 (8.4%);
1964	84%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,551	55.4%	Barry Goldwater (R)	3,665	44.6%	0	0.0%	8,216	4	6	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	85%	Richard Nixon (R)	5,134	60.1%	John Kennedy (D)	3,394	39.8%	10	0.1%	8,538	10	11	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	76%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,079	58.7%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,553	41.1%	16	0.2%	8,648	-1	1	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	74%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,254	60.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,432	39.4%	15	0.2%	8,701	6	5	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	58%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,782	53.2%	Harry Truman* (D)	3,160	44.5%	166 [+]	2.3%	7,108	4	8	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	64%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,484	55.3%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,531	43.5%	95	1.2%	8,110	7	9	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	78%	Wendell Willkie (R)	5,185	50.7%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,934	48.3%	103	1.0%	10,222	2	6	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	82%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,752	50.6%	Alf Landon (R)	4,528	48.3%	104 [+]	1.1%	9,384	9	12	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 65 (0.7%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 9 (0.1%);
1932	75%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,565	56.6%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,373	41.8%	126 [+]	1.6%	8,064	0	2	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 63 (0.8%);
1928	68%	Herbert Hoover (R)	4,522	65.2%	Al Smith (D)	2,418	34.8%	0	0.0%	6,940	8	7	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	66%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	3,432	49.6%	John Davis (D)	2,987	43.2%	500 [+]	7.2%	6,919	-9	-4	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 479 (6.9%);
1920	57%	Warren Harding (R)	3,683	59.9%	James Cox (D)	2,358	38.3%	108 [+]	1.8%	6,149	-8	0	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 75 (1.2%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 22 (0.4%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 9 (0.1%);
1916	70%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	3,879	50.4%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,574	46.5%	239 [+]	3.1%	7,692	-2	4	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 145 (1.9%); James Hanly (Proh) 83 (1.1%);
1912	39%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,926	44.4%	William Taft* (R)	1,622	37.4%	793 [+]	18.3%	4,341	15	14	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 624 (14.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 84 (1.9%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 81 (1.9%);
1908	42%	William Taft (R)	2,250	49.5%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,152	47.4%	141 [+]	3.1%	4,543	-5	-2	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 96 (2.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 42 (0.9%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	41%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,408	53.2%	Alton Parker (D)	1,935	42.7%	184 [+]	4.1%	4,527	-6	-3	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 119 (2.6%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 41 (0.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 19 (0.4%);
1900	42%	William McKinley* (R)	2,356	49.5%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,295	48.2%	113 [+]	2.4%	4,764	-3	-2	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 81 (1.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 3 (0.1%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	1,129	16.4%
Donald Trump* (R)	5,629	81.6%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	88	1.3%
Other	53	0.8%
TOTAL	6,899
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 41 Diff (US): 35

2016 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,020	16.1%
Donald Trump (R)	5,021	79.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	209	3.3%
Jill Stein (Grn)	48	0.8%
Other	52	0.8%
TOTAL	6,350
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 41 Diff (US): 33

2012 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	1,584	26.8%
Mitt Romney (R)	4,190	70.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	96	1.6%
Other	38	0.6%
TOTAL	5,908
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 30 Diff (US): 24

2008 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	2,425	37.5%
John McCain (R)	3,926	60.7%
Ralph Nader (I)	45	0.7%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	27	0.4%
Other	43	0.7%
TOTAL	6,466
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	4,416	67.4%
John Kerry (D)	2,101	32.1%
Other	37	0.6%
TOTAL	6,554
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 23 Diff (US): 17

2000 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	3,789	61.8%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,212	36.1%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	78	1.3%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	38	0.6%
Other	18	0.3%
TOTAL	6,135
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 14

1996 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	2,750	44.2%
Robert Dole (R)	2,703	43.4%
Ross Perot (Ref)	719	11.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	22	0.4%
Other	34	0.5%
TOTAL	6,228
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 3

1992 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,962	44.5%
George Bush* (R)	2,471	37.1%
Ross Perot (I)	1,193	17.9%
Other	26	0.4%
TOTAL	6,652
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 0

1988 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,494	55.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,761	44.0%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	10	0.2%
Other	14	0.2%
TOTAL	6,279
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 2

1984 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,562	64.2%
Walter Mondale (D)	2,524	35.5%
Other	18	0.3%
TOTAL	7,104
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 5

1980 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,447	61.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,587	35.6%
John Anderson (I)	187	2.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	35	0.5%
Other	10	0.1%
TOTAL	7,266
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,837	49.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,860	49.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	23	0.3%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	7,729
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,283	64.9%
George McGovern (D)	2,844	34.9%
Other	11	0.1%
TOTAL	8,138
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4

1968 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	4,429	55.5%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,878	36.0%
George Wallace (AIP)	672	8.4%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	7,986
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 12

1964 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,551	55.4%
Barry Goldwater (R)	3,665	44.6%
TOTAL	8,216
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 6

1960 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,394	39.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,134	60.1%
Other	10	0.1%
TOTAL	8,538
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 11

1956 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,079	58.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,553	41.1%
Other	16	0.2%
TOTAL	8,648
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 1

1952 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,254	60.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,432	39.4%
Other	15	0.2%
TOTAL	8,701
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 5

1948 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	3,160	44.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	3,782	53.2%
Other	166	2.3%
TOTAL	7,108
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 8

1944 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,531	43.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,484	55.3%
Other	95	1.2%
TOTAL	8,110
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 9

1940 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,934	48.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	5,185	50.7%
Other	103	1.0%
TOTAL	10,222
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 6

1936 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,752	50.6%
Alf Landon (R)	4,528	48.3%
William Lemke (Union)	65	0.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	9	0.1%
Other	30	0.3%
TOTAL	9,384
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 12

1932 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,565	56.6%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,373	41.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	63	0.8%
Other	63	0.8%
TOTAL	8,064
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 2

1928 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	4,522	65.2%
Al Smith (D)	2,418	34.8%
TOTAL	6,940
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 7

1924 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	3,432	49.6%
John Davis (D)	2,987	43.2%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	479	6.9%
Other	21	0.3%
TOTAL	6,919
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -4

1920 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	3,683	59.9%
James Cox (D)	2,358	38.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	75	1.2%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	9	0.1%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	22	0.4%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	6,149
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 0

1916 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,574	46.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	3,879	50.4%
Allan Benson (Soc)	145	1.9%
James Hanly (Proh)	83	1.1%
Other	11	0.1%
TOTAL	7,692
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 4

1912 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,926	44.4%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	624	14.4%
William Taft* (R)	1,622	37.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	84	1.9%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	81	1.9%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,341
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 14

1908 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	2,250	49.5%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,152	47.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	42	0.9%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	96	2.1%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,543
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -2

1904 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,408	53.2%
Alton Parker (D)	1,935	42.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	19	0.4%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	119	2.6%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	41	0.9%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	4,527
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -3

1900 President, Clay County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	2,356	49.5%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,295	48.2%
John Woolley (Proh)	81	1.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	3	0.1%
Other	29	0.6%
TOTAL	4,764
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clay County, IL

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	57%	Kathy Salvi (R)	4,554	79.4%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	1,082	18.9%	101 [+]	1.8%	5,737	38	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 101 (1.8%);
2022	G	58%	Darren Bailey (R)	4,963	85.1%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	782	13.4%	87 [+]	1.5%	5,832	43	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 87 (1.5%);
2020	S2	67%	Mark Curran (R)	5,254	78.4%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,295	19.3%	153 [+]	2.3%	6,702	40	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 78 (1.2%); David Black (Green) 38 (0.6%); Willie Wilson (I) 37 (0.6%);
2018	G	46%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	3,314	69.1%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	1,104	23.0%	379 [+]	7.9%	4,797	30	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 248 (5.2%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 125 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2016	S3	58%	Mark Kirk* (R)	3,905	64.0%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	1,917	31.4%	281 [+]	4.6%	6,103	24	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 198 (3.2%); Scott Summers (Green) 79 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2014	S2	37%	Jim Oberweis (R)	2,587	66.0%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,132	28.9%	198 [+]	5.1%	3,917	23	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 198 (5.1%);
2014	G	37%	Bruce Rauner (R)	2,948	75.1%	Pat Quinn* (D)	721	18.4%	258 [+]	6.6%	3,927	25	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 246 (6.3%); Other (Write-in) 12 (0.3%);
2010	S3	44%	Mark Kirk (R)	3,256	68.8%	Alexi Giannoulias (D)	1,185	25.0%	293 [+]	6.2%	4,734	21	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: LeAlan Jones (Green) 156 (3.3%); Michael Labno (Libertarian) 137 (2.9%);
2010	G	46%	Bill Brady (R)	3,484	71.8%	Pat Quinn* (D)	1,158	23.9%	211 [+]	4.3%	4,853	26	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Scott Lee Cohen (I) 107 (2.2%); Rich Whitney (Green) 67 (1.4%); Lex Green (Libertarian) 37 (0.8%);
2008	S2	57%	Richard Durbin* (D)	3,184	51.9%	Steve Sauerberg (R)	2,711	44.2%	235 [+]	3.8%	6,130	16	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Kathy Cummings (Green) 131 (2.1%); Chad Koppie (Constitution) 53 (0.9%); Larry Stafford (Libertarian) 51 (0.8%);
2006	G	45%	Judy Baar Topinka (R)	2,880	59.6%	Rod Blagojevich* (D)	1,553	32.2%	396 [+]	8.2%	4,829	20	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rich Whitney (Green) 338 (7.0%); Other (Write-in) 58 (1.2%);
2004	S3	58%	Alan Keyes (R)	3,614	57.4%	Barack Obama (D)	2,505	39.8%	180 [+]	2.9%	6,299	30	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Jerry Kohn (Libertarian) 92 (1.5%); Albert Franzen (I) 88 (1.4%);
2002	S2	46%	Richard Durbin* (D)	2,543	50.0%	Jim Durkin (R)	2,460	48.3%	86 [+]	1.7%	5,089	10	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Steven Burgauer (Libertarian) 86 (1.7%);
2002	G	48%	Jim Ryan (R)	3,072	58.4%	Rod Blagojevich (D)	2,035	38.7%	151 [+]	2.9%	5,258	13	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Cal Skinner (Libertarian) 105 (2.0%); Marisellis Brown (I) 46 (0.9%);
1998	S3	45%	Peter Fitzgerald (R)	2,888	58.1%	Carol Moseley-Braun* (D)	2,027	40.8%	54 [+]	1.1%	4,969	8	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Don Torgersen (Reform) 54 (1.1%);
1998	G	47%	Glenn Poshard (D)	3,548	69.1%	George Ryan (R)	1,551	30.2%	33 [+]	0.6%	5,132	-21	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Lawrence Redmond (Reform) 33 (0.6%);
1996	S2	55%	Al Salvi (R)	3,031	50.5%	Richard Durbin (D)	2,767	46.1%	200 [+]	3.3%	5,998	10	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steven Perry (Reform) 100 (1.7%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 53 (0.9%); Chad Koppie (U.S. Taxpayers) 25 (0.4%); James Davis (Natural Law) 22 (0.4%); Steve Dahl (I) 0 (0.0%);
1994	G	40%	Jim Edgar* (R)	3,095	71.2%	Dawn Clark Netsch (D)	1,183	27.2%	71 [+]	1.6%	4,349	7	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: David Kelley (Libertarian) 71 (1.6%);
1992	S3	59%	Carol Moseley-Braun (D)	3,157	49.0%	Richard Williamson (R)	3,014	46.8%	269 [+]	4.2%	6,440	4	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Chad Koppie (Conservative Party of Illinois) 189 (2.9%); Alan Port (New Alliance) 23 (0.4%); Charles Winter (Natural Law) 20 (0.3%); Andrew Spiegel (Libertarian) 16 (0.2%); Kathleen Kaku (Socialist Workers) 14 (0.2%); John Justice (Populist) 7 (0.1%);
1990	S2	49%	Paul Simon* (D)	3,355	63.2%	Lynn Martin (R)	1,955	36.8%	0	0.0%	5,310	2	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1990	G	50%	Neil Hartigan (D)	3,079	56.8%	Jim Edgar (R)	2,292	42.2%	54 [+]	1.0%	5,425	-9	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Jessie Fields (Illinois Solidarity) 54 (1.0%);
1986	S3	48%	Alan Dixon* (D)	3,351	64.2%	Judy Koehler (R)	1,828	35.0%	43 [+]	0.8%	5,222	1	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Donald Parrish (Libertarian) 22 (0.4%); Elinar Dyhrkopp (Illinois Solidarity) 19 (0.4%); Omari Musa (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%);
1986	G	48%	James Thompson* (R)	2,736	52.2%	Adlai Stevenson III (Illinois Solidarity)	1,921	36.6%	586 [+]	11.2%	5,243	0	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: No Candidate (D) 561 (10.7%); Gary Shilts (Libertarian) 19 (0.4%); Diane Roling (Socialist Workers) 6 (0.1%);
1984	S2	64%	Charles Percy* (R)	4,076	58.1%	Paul Simon (D)	2,860	40.8%	74 [+]	1.1%	7,010	10	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Steve Givot (Libertarian) 51 (0.7%); Marjorie Pries (Citizens) 13 (0.2%); Nelson Gonzalez (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 5 (0.1%);
1982	G	50%	James Thompson* (R)	3,175	56.8%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,377	42.5%	35 [+]	0.6%	5,587	7	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: John Roche (Taxpayers) 18 (0.3%); Bea Armstrong (Libertarian) 17 (0.3%);
1980	S3	63%	David O'Neal (R)	3,518	50.0%	Alan Dixon (D)	3,462	49.2%	53 [+]	0.8%	7,033	8	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 32 (0.5%); Charles Wilson (Communist) 10 (0.1%); Michael Soriano (Workers World) 5 (0.1%); Burton Artz (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.0%); Sidney Lens (Citizens) 3 (0.0%);
1978	S2	50%	Charles Percy* (R)	2,675	51.0%	Alex Seith (D)	2,553	48.7%	16 [+]	0.3%	5,244	-2	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 9 (0.2%); Patricia Grogan (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%); Gerald Rose (U.S. Labor) 2 (0.0%);
1978	G	52%	James Thompson* (R)	3,397	62.8%	Michael Bakalis (D)	2,008	37.1%	7 [+]	0.1%	5,412	4	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Georgia Shields (Libertarian) 4 (0.1%); Cecil Lampkin (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.1%); Mel Klenetsky (U.S. Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1976	G	74%	James Thompson (R)	4,947	64.7%	Michael Howlitt (D)	2,693	35.2%	5 [+]	0.1%	7,645	0	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.0%); Suzanne Haig (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%); Joseph McCaffrey (Libertarian) 1 (0.0%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 0 (0.0%); Edward Waffle (U.S. Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1974	S3	62%	Adlai Stevenson III* (D)	3,387	53.0%	George Burditt (R)	2,984	46.7%	15 [+]	0.2%	6,386	10	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Edward Heisler (Socialist Workers) 13 (0.2%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 2 (0.0%);
1972	S2	77%	Charles Percy* (R)	4,508	57.6%	Roman Pucinski (D)	3,307	42.3%	12 [+]	0.2%	7,827	-5	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 7 (0.1%); Arnold Becchetti (Communist) 5 (0.1%);
1972	G	80%	Daniel Walker (D)	4,299	52.7%	Richard Ogilvie* (R)	3,851	47.2%	6 [+]	0.1%	8,156	-2	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Ishmael Flory (Communist) 4 (0.0%); George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 2 (0.0%);
1970	S3	70%	Ralph Smith* (R)	3,517	53.6%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,044	46.4%	6 [+]	0.1%	6,567	11	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Lynn Henderson (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.0%); Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.0%);
1968	S3	80%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	4,702	62.0%	William Clark (D)	2,873	37.9%	4 [+]	0.1%	7,579	9	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 4 (0.1%);
1968	G	81%	Richard Ogilvie (R)	4,446	58.2%	Samuel Shapiro* (D)	3,191	41.7%	7 [+]	0.1%	7,644	7	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 7 (0.1%);
1966	S2	78%	Charles Percy (R)	4,230	56.5%	Paul Douglas* (D)	3,259	43.5%	0	0.0%	7,489	2	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Robert Sabonjian (I) 0 (0.0%); Maxwell Primack (I) 0 (0.0%);
1964	G	81%	Charles Percy (R)	4,044	51.2%	Otto Kerner* (D)	3,861	48.8%	0	0.0%	7,905	3	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	79%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	4,200	53.6%	Sidney Yates (D)	3,629	46.4%	0	0.0%	7,829	1	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	83%	Samuel Witwer (R)	4,317	52.1%	Paul Douglas* (D)	3,961	47.8%	8 [+]	0.1%	8,286	7	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 8 (0.1%);
1960	G	84%	William Stratton* (R)	4,383	52.4%	Otto Kerner (D)	3,975	47.5%	8 [+]	0.1%	8,366	8	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 8 (0.1%);

*: 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, IL

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Voter Registration Data for Clay County, IL

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Clay County, IL were estimated to be 52% Republican and 13% Democrat.