 Between 1924 and 2008, the county was something of a bellwether, missing the national winner only in the very close 1960 election and the heavily drought- and farm crisis-influenced election of 1988.In the 2010s, the county has become powerfully Republican due to opposition to the Democratic Party's social liberalism.Cass County is located in Illinois's 18th Congressional District and is currently represented by Republican Davin LaHood.