Cass County, Michigan is an area of rural beauty and strong values. Although it may not be a hub for political activity, residents here are engaged and active in their local politics. The Cass County Board of Commissioners is responsible for overseeing the county's policy and budget decisions. It consists of nine members, all elected by local residents. They work hard to represent the best interests of all those living in the county. Additionally, Cass County residents elect members to serve on other governing bodies such as the State House of Representatives and Senate, which handle state-level policies and laws. Being informed on who represents you in these different levels of government is important in order to ensure that your voice is heard when it comes to making decisions that affects your community.
The political climate in Cass County, MI is strongly conservative.
In Cass County, MI 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.6% to 34.8%.
Cass county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cass County, MI is strongly conservative.
South Bend-Mishawaka Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Michigan is leaning liberal.
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, Michigan: r R d 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, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 893 contributions totaling $241,353 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $270 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 421 contributions totaling $213,018 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $506 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)