The small town of Casselton, ND is part of the Cass County region and has a total population of 2,869 residents. Located in the southeastern region of North Dakota, this rural community is home to many family-owned farms and businesses. Politically speaking, Casselton is under the jurisdiction of the North Dakota Legislature and governed by local representatives elected in accordance with state law. Currently, members representing Casselton include Rep. Chris Olson and Sen. Judy Lee for District 45. Both Olson and Lee are committed to protecting the interests of their constituents while also working to adapt legislation that meets the needs of their community. Casselton residents have expressed support for these lawmakers’ efforts to ensure accessible healthcare and educational opportunities throughout their district.
The political climate in Zip 58012 (Casselton, ND) is somewhat conservative.
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
Zip 58012 (Casselton, ND) is somewhat conservative.
Casselton, North Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Cass County, North Dakota 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.
Casselton, 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 zip 58012 (Casselton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $3,051 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $32,840 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $842 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)