Cass County, Missouri: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+32%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+32MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 110,7732024 5-year
- Median household income
- $87,5352024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Douglas 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.
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 | +20.7% |
| 1896 | +27.8% |
| 1900 | +20.8% |
| 1904 | +7.0% |
| 1908 | +17.3% |
| 1912 | +39.3% |
| 1916 | +22.2% |
| 1920 | +10.6% |
| 1924 | +12.8% |
| 1928 | −18.4% |
| 1932 | +31.2% |
| 1936 | +16.9% |
| 1940 | +4.7% |
| 1944 | −3.8% |
| 1948 | +19.9% |
| 1952 | −8.2% |
| 1956 | −0.1% |
| 1960 | −6.6% |
| 1964 | +29.0% |
| 1968 | −6.9% |
| 1972 | −42.5% |
| 1976 | +11.2% |
| 1980 | −10.0% |
| 1984 | −31.6% |
| 1988 | −11.8% |
| 1992 | −0.3% |
| 1996 | −6.0% |
| 2000 | −14.5% |
| 2004 | −23.9% |
| 2008 | −19.6% |
| 2012 | −28.2% |
| 2016 | −35.5% |
| 2020 | −31.5% |
| 2024 | −32.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 19,753 | 38,792 | 59,349 | ||
| R | 19,052 | 37,197 | 57,568 | ||
| R | 14,846 | 33,098 | 51,410 | ||
| R | 17,044 | 30,912 | 49,104 | ||
| R | 19,844 | 29,695 | 50,179 | ||
| R | 16,681 | 27,253 | 44,217 | ||
| R | 14,921 | 20,113 | 35,869 | ||
| R | 11,743 | 13,495 | 29,010 | ||
| R | 10,246 | 10,349 | 29,905 | ||
| R | 10,092 | 12,799 | 22,958 | ||
| R | 7,517 | 14,456 | 21,973 | ||
| R | 8,198 | 10,105 | 19,134 | ||
| D | 9,008 | 7,182 | 16,330 | ||
| R | 3,731 | 9,242 | 12,973 | ||
| R | 4,468 | 5,271 | 11,677 | ||
| D | 6,658 | 3,665 | 10,323 | ||
| R | 5,718 | 6,523 | 12,241 | ||
| R | 5,575 | 5,589 | 11,164 | ||
| R | 5,089 | 6,000 | 11,102 | ||
| D | 5,415 | 3,614 | 9,045 | ||
| R | 4,347 | 4,687 | 9,041 | ||
| D | 5,479 | 4,983 | 10,479 | ||
| D | 5,731 | 4,070 | 9,853 | ||
| D | 5,772 | 3,009 | 8,847 | ||
| R | 3,647 | 5,299 | 8,964 | ||
| D | 4,709 | 3,610 | 8,561 | ||
| D | 5,030 | 4,055 | 9,185 | ||
| D | 3,337 | 2,104 | 5,544 | ||
| D | 3,247 | 1,034 | 5,627 | ||
| D | 3,143 | 2,193 | 5,504 | ||
| D | 2,750 | 2,375 | 5,354 | ||
| D | 3,350 | 2,162 | 5,712 | ||
| D | 3,975 | 2,229 | 6,279 | ||
| D | 3,027 | 1,908 | 5,416 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.7%
English
13.9%
Irish
12.5%
American
8.1%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.5%
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. 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: 40.4 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
$87,535
Cass County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Cass County$87,535
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Cass County ranks in the top 10% 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
6.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.0%
Working age (18–64)5.6%
Seniors (65+)6.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.7%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
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 here reached forty-two points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-two points.
A population of 110,773, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $87,535 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Douglas County and Butler County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cass County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cass County, Missouri voted Republican by 32.1 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 59,349 votes cast, 19,753 went Democratic and 38,792 went Republican.
What is Cass County, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Cass County, Missouri in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cass County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cass County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Cass County, Missouri?
Cass County, Missouri has a population of 110,773 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cass County, Missouri?
Median household income in Cass County, Missouri is $87,535 — above the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Cass County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cass County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.