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Clay County, Indiana

2026 election results. Mark Messmer (R) got 68% of the Indiana 8th District vote in Clay County. The margin is 21.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Clay County

The leader in Clay County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 3, 6:05 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IN-08R +36.3R +57.9D +21.6

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Clay County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris20.6%Donald Trump77.7%R +57.012,030
2020Joe Biden20.8%Donald Trump77.5%R +56.712,260
2016Hillary Clinton20.4%Donald Trump75.6%R +55.211,282
2012Barack Obama32.1%Mitt Romney65.8%R +33.710,784
2008Barack Obama43.5%John McCain55.0%R +11.511,395
2004John Kerry30.9%George W. Bush68.3%R +37.410,783
2000Al Gore35.5%George W. Bush62.9%R +27.410,158

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +29.6.

Other counties in Indiana

Indiana results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Indiana certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Indiana's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.