akashic
1876–2024
Cass County, Missouri
Cass County·Missouri

Cass County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

Kansas City's southern suburbs, pulling steadily toward solid Republican margins

18762024·38 elections
Cass County, Missouri · Kbh3rd · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+32
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
110,773
2024 ACS
Most similar
Douglas County
IL · similarity 1.00
39 precincts · 59,349 votes cast
Trump · R+32
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−32.1%
19,75338,79259,349
2020R
−31.5%
19,05237,19757,568
2016R
−35.5%
14,84633,09851,410
2012R
−28.2%
17,04430,91249,104
2008R
−19.6%
19,84429,69550,179
2004R
−23.9%
16,68127,25344,217
2000R
−14.5%
14,92120,11335,869
1996R
−6.0%
11,74313,49529,010
1992R
−0.3%
10,24610,34929,905
1988R
−11.8%
10,09212,79922,958
1984R
−31.6%
7,51714,45621,973
1980R
−10.0%
8,19810,10519,134
1976D
+11.2%
9,0087,18216,330
1972R
−42.5%
3,7319,24212,973
1968R
−6.9%
4,4685,27111,677
1964D
+29.0%
6,6583,66510,323
1960R
−6.6%
5,7186,52312,241
1956R
−0.1%
5,5755,58911,164
1952R
−8.2%
5,0896,00011,102
1948D
+19.9%
5,4153,6149,045
1944R
−3.8%
4,3474,6879,041
1940D
+4.7%
5,4794,98310,479
1936D
+16.9%
5,7314,0709,853
1932D
+31.2%
5,7723,0098,847
1928R
−18.4%
3,6475,2998,964
1924D
+12.8%
4,7093,6108,561
1920D
+10.6%
5,0304,0559,185
1916D
+22.2%
3,3372,1045,544
1912D
+39.3%
3,2471,0345,627
1908D
+17.3%
3,1432,1935,504
1904D
+7.0%
2,7502,3755,354
1900D
+20.8%
3,3502,1625,712
1896D
+27.8%
3,9752,2296,279
1892D
+20.7%
3,0271,9085,416
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
3.7%
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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
10.1%
Other Christian
9.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.5%
Methodist
3.0%
Mainline Protestant
2.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Cass County sits at the edge of the Kansas City metro, where outer-ring suburban growth has accompanied a consistent rightward shift — its 2024 presidential margin of R+32.1 reflects a pattern common to fast-growing exurban counties nationwide.

The Republican margin in Cass County reached its widest at forty-two points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was thirty-two points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Cass County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $87,535, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 110,773 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 Douglas County and Butler County.