While the actual percentage of voter turn out is still devastatingly low (only about half of eligible voters cast a ballot in Cass County), the numbers of younger voters do seem promising.
By just 54 votes, those under 44 years old beat those over! In fact, the number one demographic to vote in Cass County: 25-34 years old.
Here are the age demographic breakdowns of who voted in the 2018 midterm election (November 6, 2018):
18-24 – 7064
25-34 – 13842
35-44 – 13201
45-54 – 10725
55-64 – 11446
65-74 – 7974
75+ – 3908
See how Cass County voted
here
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In this podcast: Cass County Auditor Mike Montplaisir breaks down the vote totals.
While the total number of votes did not surpass the Presidential election of 2016, the early vote totals did. More people early voted than ever before.
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