Cass County, Michigan
Precinct data
Results by precinct
42 precincts · 27,871 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Ontwa Township, Precinct 2Ontwa Township, Precinct 2 | 764 | 1,727 | 33 | 2,524 | 30.3% | 68.4% | R+38.2 |
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| Precinct -Ontwa Township, Precinct 1Ontwa Township, Precinct 1 | 757 | 1,608 | 31 | 2,396 | 31.6% | 67.1% | R+35.5 |
| Precinct -Silver Creek Township, Precinct 1Silver Creek Township, Precinct 1 | 724 | 1,588 | 25 | 2,337 | 31.0% | 68.0% | R+37.0 |
| Precinct -Howard Township, Precinct 1Howard Township, Precinct 1 | 662 | 1,624 | 19 | 2,305 | 28.7% | 70.5% | R+41.7 |
| Precinct -Mason Township, Precinct 1Mason Township, Precinct 1 | 476 | 1,403 | 28 | 1,907 | 25.0% | 73.6% | R+48.6 |
| Precinct -Wayne Township, Precinct 1Wayne Township, Precinct 1 | 569 | 1,258 | 17 | 1,844 | 30.9% | 68.2% | R+37.4 |
| Precinct -Marcellus Township, Precinct 1Marcellus Township, Precinct 1 | 637 | 1,149 | 33 | 1,819 | 35.0% | 63.2% | R+28.1 |
| Precinct -Porter Township, Precinct 1Porter Township, Precinct 1 | 461 | 1,191 | 19 | 1,671 | 27.6% | 71.3% | R+43.7 |
| Precinct -Pokagon Township, Precinct 1Pokagon Township, Precinct 1 | 518 | 1,103 | 15 | 1,636 | 31.7% | 67.4% | R+35.8 |
| Precinct -Penn Township, Precinct 1Penn Township, Precinct 1 | 545 | 913 | 15 | 1,473 | 37.0% | 62.0% | R+25.0 |
| Precinct -Calvin Township, Precinct 1Calvin Township, Precinct 1 | 534 | 917 | 16 | 1,467 | 36.4% | 62.5% | R+26.1 |
| Precinct -Porter Township, Precinct 2Porter Township, Precinct 2 | 381 | 1,003 | 11 | 1,395 | 27.3% | 71.9% | R+44.6 |
| Precinct -Newberg Township, Precinct 1Newberg Township, Precinct 1 | 336 | 902 | 16 | 1,254 | 26.8% | 71.9% | R+45.1 |
| Precinct -City of Dowagiac, Precinct 2City of Dowagiac, Precinct 2 | 542 | 604 | 13 | 1,159 | 46.8% | 52.1% | R+5.3 |
| Precinct -City of Dowagiac, Precinct 1City of Dowagiac, Precinct 1 | 534 | 404 | 13 | 951 | 56.2% | 42.5% | D+13.7 |
| Precinct -City of Dowagiac, Precinct 3City of Dowagiac, Precinct 3 | 349 | 514 | 5 | 868 | 40.2% | 59.2% | R+19.0 |
| Precinct -Volinia Township, Precinct 1Volinia Township, Precinct 1 | 261 | 597 | 7 | 865 | 30.2% | 69.0% | R+38.8 |
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| Precinct -La Grange Township, Precinct 1La Grange Township, Precinct 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -Milton Township, Precinct 1Milton Township, Precinct 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −5.4% |
| 1896 | −0.4% |
| 1900 | −6.3% |
| 1904 | −22.2% |
| 1908 | −10.5% |
| 1912 | +11.4% |
| 1916 | +2.7% |
| 1920 | −53.0% |
| 1924 | −29.2% |
| 1928 | −41.4% |
| 1932 | +14.1% |
| 1936 | +5.7% |
| 1940 | −22.4% |
| 1944 | −31.3% |
| 1948 | −26.7% |
| 1952 | −30.4% |
| 1956 | −29.4% |
| 1960 | −14.0% |
| 1964 | +19.4% |
| 1968 | −9.3% |
| 1972 | −34.5% |
| 1976 | −11.4% |
| 1980 | −21.0% |
| 1984 | −27.3% |
| 1988 | −15.7% |
| 1992 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | −8.8% |
| 2004 | −15.1% |
| 2008 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | −13.6% |
| 2016 | −30.9% |
| 2020 | −28.9% |
| 2024 | −33.9% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 40,527 |
| 2018 | 40,840 |
| 2020 | 44,667 |
| 2022 | 44,734 |
| 2024 | 46,157 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+226 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +707 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $83,239 in average income, against $90,681 for residents who stayed — 8% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+10.8 on average — 23 points more Democratic-leaning than Cass County, MI itself (R+33.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Berrien County, MI339R+7.9
- St. Joseph County, IN228D+1.5
- Elkhart County, IN223R+32.4
- St. Joseph County, MI89R+34.0
- Van Buren County, MI81R+15.1
- Kalamazoo County, MI63D+17.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Berrien County, MI288
- Elkhart County, IN201
- St. Joseph County, IN199
- St. Joseph County, MI98
- Kalamazoo County, MI86
- Van Buren County, MI71
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −43 |
| 2012 | −385 |
| 2013 | −118 |
| 2014 | −48 |
| 2015 | −171 |
| 2016 | −19 |
| 2017 | +243 |
| 2018 | +291 |
| 2019 | +104 |
| 2021 | +156 |
| 2022 | +136 |
| 2023 | +295 |
| 2024 | +40 |
| 2025 | +226 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 53.0 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.9 points.
A population of 51,520, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,443 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Branch County and Madison County.
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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Cass County, Michigan. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/26027/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.