Cast is a
most excellent feature in
E2 that shows the total number of times a
writeup has been
voted on. It appears directly to the right of a node's
reputation, at the top of the writeup. Parenthetically, you will also see how many positive and negative votes have come in.
Just like the reputation, you cannot see the Cast unless you have voted on that writeup. Otherwise, there is a ' ?' in the location where the Reputation and Cast would otherwise be displayed.