Cass County, Indiana: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+46%. Republican peak: R+46 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+46MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 37,6802024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,4032024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 76.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 18.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+30 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- White County, IN · 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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Margin—
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +6.1% |
| 1896 | +4.9% |
| 1900 | +3.9% |
| 1904 | −9.1% |
| 1908 | +5.2% |
| 1912 | +29.9% |
| 1916 | +2.5% |
| 1920 | −7.4% |
| 1924 | −26.2% |
| 1928 | −23.3% |
| 1932 | +15.6% |
| 1936 | +10.0% |
| 1940 | +1.0% |
| 1944 | −6.3% |
| 1948 | +5.1% |
| 1952 | −21.2% |
| 1956 | −24.8% |
| 1960 | −16.9% |
| 1964 | +18.0% |
| 1968 | −12.6% |
| 1972 | −40.5% |
| 1976 | −15.0% |
| 1980 | −31.0% |
| 1984 | −38.0% |
| 1988 | −30.8% |
| 1992 | −16.4% |
| 1996 | −16.6% |
| 2000 | −25.8% |
| 2004 | −37.1% |
| 2008 | −8.5% |
| 2012 | −21.7% |
| 2016 | −41.8% |
| 2020 | −41.1% |
| 2024 | −46.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,722 | 10,285 | 14,213 | ||
| R | 4,304 | 10,552 | 15,198 | ||
| R | 3,758 | 9,697 | 14,204 | ||
| R | 5,371 | 8,443 | 14,161 | ||
| R | 7,011 | 8,346 | 15,653 | ||
| R | 4,315 | 9,480 | 13,931 | ||
| R | 5,412 | 9,305 | 15,106 | ||
| R | 5,419 | 8,020 | 15,641 | ||
| R | 4,757 | 7,421 | 16,237 | ||
| R | 5,784 | 10,970 | 16,851 | ||
| R | 5,521 | 12,355 | 17,971 | ||
| R | 5,838 | 11,500 | 18,274 | ||
| R | 7,610 | 10,342 | 18,231 | ||
| R | 5,317 | 12,681 | 18,176 | ||
| R | 7,142 | 9,441 | 18,318 | ||
| D | 11,148 | 7,735 | 18,978 | ||
| R | 8,091 | 11,392 | 19,577 | ||
| R | 7,594 | 12,624 | 20,299 | ||
| R | 7,982 | 12,296 | 20,385 | ||
| D | 10,086 | 9,105 | 19,385 | ||
| R | 8,615 | 9,788 | 18,506 | ||
| D | 10,268 | 10,057 | 20,386 | ||
| D | 10,475 | 8,528 | 19,422 | ||
| D | 10,987 | 7,980 | 19,248 | ||
| R | 6,522 | 10,522 | 17,163 | ||
| R | 5,276 | 9,939 | 17,783 | ||
| R | 8,194 | 9,545 | 18,314 | ||
| D | 5,140 | 4,879 | 10,363 | ||
| D | 4,421 | 1,573 | 9,511 | ||
| D | 5,234 | 4,700 | 10,344 | ||
| R | 4,357 | 5,282 | 10,141 | ||
| D | 4,672 | 4,308 | 9,300 | ||
| D | 4,851 | 4,392 | 9,369 | ||
| D | 4,006 | 3,501 | 8,254 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.4%
Irish
9.5%
English
9.5%
American
7.0%
Italian
2.7%
Scottish
1.3%
French
1.2%
African American
1.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.8 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$56,403
Cass County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cass County$56,403
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Cass County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.7%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)8.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.2%
speak English only
Spanish12.4%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Cass County, anchored by Logansport along the Eel River, delivered an R+46.2 presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest in the state — reflecting the consolidation of rural, manufacturing-heritage communities toward one party over the past decade.
The Democratic margin here once reached thirty points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-six points.
A population of 37,680, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,403 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of White County and Howard County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cass County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cass County, Indiana voted Republican by 46.2 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,213 votes cast, 3,722 went Democratic and 10,285 went Republican.
What is Cass County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Cass County, Indiana in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cass County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cass County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Cass County, Indiana?
Cass County, Indiana has a population of 37,680 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cass County, Indiana?
Median household income in Cass County, Indiana is $56,403 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Cass County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cass County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.