Goal: People will participate in government and politics.

"This goal reflects Cass County residents belief that broad-based and energetic citizen participation in the political process and civic affairs is a sign of a healthy democracy."¹⁸⁶

Note: Descriptions used directly from a printed document are in quotation marks and cited to the source.

Indicator 34: Voter Participation
"High voter turnout is an indicator that people are interested and believe they can make a difference in government." ¹⁸⁶

Voter participation	2004	2006	2008	2010
Fargo	66.0%	39.3%	71%	45%
Cass County	70.9%	39.1%	71%	50%
North Dakota	64.9%	44.5%	64%	45%
United States	45.0%	48%	58%	N/A

Percentage of voting-age population who voted in the November election in respective geographic areas. NA=Data Not Available in April 2011.

Data Sources: Cass County Auditor¹⁸⁷, North Dakota Secretary of State ¹⁸⁸, U.S. Census Bureau^{189 190 191}