Clayton, Georgia — Presidential Election Results
Clayton, Georgia has voted Democratic in 6 of the last 6 presidential elections on record (2000–2024).
Full Election History, 2000–2024
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Margin | Total Votes Cast | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Al Gore | Democratic | 40,042 | 65.2% | 32.7 pts (20,076 votes) | 61,402 | — |
| 2004 | John Kerry | Democratic | 56,113 | 70.5% | 41.5 pts (33,007 votes) | 79,546 | +8.2 pts |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 82,527 | 83.0% | 66.4 pts (66,021 votes) | 99,438 | +25.0 pts |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 81,479 | 84.8% | 70.1 pts (67,315 votes) | 96,067 | +3.7 pts |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 78,220 | 84.2% | 70.6 pts (65,575 votes) | 92,859 | +1.8 pts |
| 2020 | Data not yet available for this cycle — see sourcing note below. | ||||||
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | Democratic | 94,203 | 84.3% | 69.2 pts (77,326 votes) | 111,729 | -2.6 pts |
Trend
Between 2000 and 2024, the two-party presidential margin in Clayton shifted 36.2 points toward the Democratic candidate, based on recorded county returns. This reflects the vote totals in this dataset only; no claim is made here about the causes of that shift.
Margin Over Time
Democratic candidate's margin (percentage points, two-party vote share). Positive values favor the Democratic candidate; negative values favor the Republican candidate.