Cass County, Michigan: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+34%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 51,5202024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,4432024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Coles County, IL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Cass CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Cass County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
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| R | 9,050 | 18,505 | 27,915 | ||
| R | 9,130 | 16,699 | 26,216 | ||
| R | 7,270 | 14,243 | 22,595 | ||
| R | 9,591 | 12,659 | 22,490 | ||
| D | 12,083 | 11,114 | 23,576 | ||
| R | 9,537 | 12,964 | 22,697 | ||
| R | 8,808 | 10,545 | 19,825 | ||
| D | 8,207 | 7,373 | 17,980 | ||
| D | 8,047 | 7,391 | 20,283 | ||
| R | 7,444 | 10,229 | 17,756 | ||
| R | 6,634 | 11,647 | 18,394 | ||
| R | 7,058 | 11,206 | 19,735 | ||
| R | 7,843 | 9,893 | 17,939 | ||
| R | 4,982 | 10,398 | 15,681 | ||
| R | 5,616 | 6,996 | 14,906 | ||
| D | 8,789 | 5,925 | 14,742 | ||
| R | 6,468 | 8,585 | 15,117 | ||
| R | 4,842 | 8,899 | 13,788 | ||
| R | 4,500 | 8,479 | 13,072 | ||
| R | 3,201 | 5,615 | 9,032 | ||
| R | 3,417 | 6,566 | 10,051 | ||
| R | 4,340 | 6,868 | 11,268 | ||
| D | 5,114 | 4,525 | 10,345 | ||
| D | 5,349 | 3,994 | 9,636 | ||
| R | 2,346 | 5,720 | 8,143 | ||
| R | 2,328 | 4,545 | 7,584 | ||
| R | 1,286 | 4,498 | 6,058 | ||
| D | 2,666 | 2,518 | 5,395 | ||
| D | 2,076 | 1,462 | 5,387 | ||
| R | 2,466 | 3,082 | 5,846 | ||
| R | 1,937 | 3,150 | 5,468 | ||
| R | 2,825 | 3,217 | 6,209 | ||
| R | 3,012 | 3,034 | 6,185 | ||
| R | 2,424 | 2,731 | 5,724 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.0%
English
10.7%
Irish
10.3%
Polish
5.2%
American
4.4%
Italian
3.4%
French
2.1%
African American
3.3%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 45.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,443
Cass County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cass County$70,443
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.9%
Working age (18–64)10.4%
Seniors (65+)7.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Cass County's R+33.9 margin in 2024 reflects a broader rural realignment in Michigan's Lower Peninsula, where small-town and agricultural communities have shifted sharply from their mid-century Democratic roots.
The Republican margin in Cass County reached its widest at fifty-three points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was thirty-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,443, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 51,520 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Coles County and Marshall County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cass County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cass County, Michigan voted Republican by 33.9 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,915 votes cast, 9,050 went Democratic and 18,505 went Republican.
What is Cass County, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Cass County, Michigan as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cass County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cass County, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Cass County, Michigan?
Cass County, Michigan has a population of 51,520 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cass County, Michigan?
Median household income in Cass County, Michigan is $70,443 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Cass County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cass County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.