Cass County, IA is a vibrant and diverse community located in the heart of the Midwest. It has an active local political scene with many candidates vying for office during election cycles. Each candidate brings their own unique perspectives to the table and strives to represent the best interests of their constituents. Many local initiatives have been taken up in recent years to ensure Cass County remains a great place to live, work, and play. The county government works cooperatively with both public and private entities to ensure that residents receive quality services and have access to all necessary amenities. Additionally, there are a number of civic organizations that provide assistance in areas such as housing, healthcare, education, economic development, public safety, and more. All of these elements combine to create a strong political atmosphere in Cass County that ensures each citizen’s voice is heard on important matters.
The political climate in Cass County, IA is very conservative.
In Cass County, IA 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 30.3%.
Cass county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cass County, IA is very conservative.
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Iowa is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Cass, Iowa: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Cass County, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 136 contributions totaling $7,013 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 434 contributions totaling $109,529 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $252 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)