Cass County, ND is home to a variety of political ideologies. The county prides itself on its open dialogue between candidates and citizens alike, as well as keeping the public informed of the issues at hand. Local races often feature several candidates from each party, offering voters a diverse array of perspectives and approaches to tackle the challenges that the county faces. The elections bring out passionate debate on issues such as environmental protection, infrastructure development, economic growth, and social justice reform. Campaigns are funded by a combination of individual donations and public financing, ensuring that everyone has an opportunity to participate in the democratic process. Cass County is certain to have heated races for office in years to come; however, regardless of which candidate wins, residents can be confident that their voices are being heard and their views respected.
The political climate in Cass County, ND is leaning conservative.
In Cass County, ND 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained Republican, 49.5% to 46.8%.
Cass county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cass County, ND is leaning conservative.
Fargo Metro Area is leaning conservative.
North Dakota is very 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, North Dakota: 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, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,722 contributions totaling $1,060,852 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,458 contributions totaling $3,465,064 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,410 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)