Cass County, Missouri is an area with a diverse population and political climate. The county has a long history of being represented by multiple parties in the local government, with Republicans, Democrats, and smaller independent caucuses all vying for power. Each party puts forward local political candidates who have their own unique perspectives on how to run the county. For example, some candidates might focus on providing better access to health care or creating jobs for residents. Others may look to improving infrastructure or helping small businesses thrive. Regardless of party affiliation, all candidates strive to make Cass County a prosperous place to live and work.
The political climate in Cass County, MO is strongly conservative.
In Cass County, MO 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.6% to 33.1%.
Cass county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cass County, MO is strongly conservative.
Kansas City Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Missouri is somewhat 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, Missouri: 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, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,277 contributions totaling $182,804 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,079 contributions totaling $230,565 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)