Cass Township is located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Politics in the township are largely shaped by the people who live there. Since it is a small, rural area, most of the local political candidates are focused on issues that affect the local community such as zoning regulations, infrastructure development and education. The residents typically have conservative views, supporting lower taxes, less government spending and reducing government regulation. Local elections usually involve a few candidates running for office as well as some grassroots initiatives to rally citizens around particular causes. The township is also home to an active Chamber of Commerce that meets regularly to discuss local business issues and works with local officials to ensure economic growth for the community. Overall, politics within Cass Township are strongly influenced by its citizens’ beliefs and needs.
The political climate in Cass township (Schuylkill County), PA is moderately conservative.
Schuylkill County, PA is very conservative. In Schuylkill County, PA 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuylkill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.3%.
Schuylkill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cass township (Schuylkill County), PA is moderately conservative.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pottsville Metro Area is very conservative.
Pennsylvania 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 township (Schuylkill County), Pennsylvania: 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 township (Schuylkill County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,929 contributions totaling $146,703 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 591 contributions totaling $384,342 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $650 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)