Clay, KY
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+8.2 |
| 2012 | R+22.4 |
| 2016 | R+44.0 |
| 2020 | R+53.9 |
| 2024 | R+62.9 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,204 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+62.9 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $23,816 |
| County | Powell County |
| State | KY |
Place narrative
Clay City anchors Powell County, a historically Democratic Appalachian enclave that has swung sharply Republican in federal races over the past two decades, mirroring a broader realignment across eastern Kentucky's coalfield-adjacent communities.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −62.9% | 64 | 288 | 4 | 356 |
| 2020 | R | −53.9% | 87 | 301 | 9 | 397 |
| 2016 | R | −44.0% | 90 | 243 | 15 | 348 |
| 2012 | R | −22.4% | 93 | 148 | 5 | 246 |
| 2008 | R | −8.2% | 137 | 162 | 6 | 305 |
| 2004† | R | −3.6% | 146 | 157 | 0 | 303 |
Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 91.5% |
| Black | 1.5% |
| Asian | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.2% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $23,816 |
| Poverty rate | 39.5% |
| Median age | 42.8 |
| Age 18–29 | 13.8% |
| Age 65 and older | 13.3% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 5.0% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 3.7% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Powell County county page and the KY state page.