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1876–2024
Fort Wayne, IN·Indiana

Fort Wayne, IN has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+19 in 2024.

Allen County's industrial hub has shifted steadily toward Democrats over a decade

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IN
LatestR+19in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population455,4162024 ACS

Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+19%. Republican peak: R+36 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+19MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
455,4162024 5-year
Median household income
$71,3722024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
74.2%2024 5-year
Black
9.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+29 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+36 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Fort Wayne, IN
TrumpR+19
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2024 presidential margin by county for Fort Wayne, IN, INA map of the constituent counties of Fort Wayne, IN, IN, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Allen County, IN · R+12Whitley County, IN · R+50Wells County, IN · R+58
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican58.5%114,411
Kamala HarrisDemocratic39.4%77,085
OtherAll other candidates2.1%4,064
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −19.1% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−19.1%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+23.0%
1896+10.9%
1900+13.0%
1904−1.7%
1908+12.0%
1912+29.5%
1916+1.9%
1920−17.9%
1924−13.1%
1928−11.8%
1932+19.0%
1936+21.3%
1940−12.0%
1944−14.1%
1948−7.2%
1952−30.2%
1956−35.9%
1960−20.8%
1964+3.5%
1968−17.1%
1972−32.9%
1976−20.9%
1980−25.0%
1984−33.0%
1988−31.8%
1992−13.4%
1996−16.6%
2000−26.9%
2004−30.2%
2008−7.8%
2012−20.7%
2016−24.8%
2020−17.7%
2024−19.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−19.1%
77,085114,411195,560
R
−17.7%
80,351115,800200,688
R
−24.8%
61,186105,157177,381
R
−20.7%
67,892104,127175,230
R
−7.8%
81,52895,421178,585
R
−30.2%
53,702100,693155,444
R
−26.9%
49,06286,261138,033
R
−16.6%
49,37871,542133,564
R
−13.4%
46,48066,019145,672
R
−31.8%
46,31790,029137,509
R
−33.0%
45,42690,847137,446
R
−25.0%
46,02281,534142,164
R
−20.9%
54,43983,678140,144
R
−32.9%
45,70390,838137,372
R
−17.1%
48,08670,256129,726
D
+3.5%
62,44958,198121,155
R
−20.8%
47,62972,758120,803
R
−35.9%
33,11670,335103,779
R
−30.2%
35,22466,150102,350
R
−7.2%
40,20546,49787,619
R
−14.1%
38,99951,88391,546
R
−12.0%
39,60750,42890,527
D
+21.3%
50,45532,33085,150
D
+19.0%
49,74133,60984,943
R
−11.8%
33,83242,89577,054
R
−13.1%
25,26533,55963,387
R
−17.9%
22,38633,16860,111
D
+1.9%
14,90814,30732,219
D
+29.5%
13,6255,31728,167
D
+12.0%
17,98313,95533,539
R
−1.7%
14,65815,18531,478
D
+13.0%
16,72412,81130,169
D
+10.9%
16,13112,92129,455
D
+23.0%
14,9699,11225,437
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.7%
English
10.2%
Irish
9.2%
American
5.4%
French
2.5%
Italian
2.0%
Polish
1.9%
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: 36.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
1.9%
75–84
2.6%
4.6%
65–74
5.1%
5.8%
55–64
6.0%
5.8%
45–54
5.8%
6.3%
35–44
6.3%
6.9%
25–34
7.0%
4.4%
18–24
4.4%
9.5%
5–17
9.1%
3.4%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,372
Fort Wayne, IN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fort Wayne, IN$71,372
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.8%
Working age (18–64)10.5%
Seniors (65+)8.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.9%
speak English only
Spanish5.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.3%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
14.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
12.5%
Mainline Protestant
8.6%
Baptist
8.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.7%
Methodist
3.2%
Non-Christian
1.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Fort Wayne anchors northeast Indiana's economy with manufacturing and healthcare, and its 2024 presidential margin of D+9.9 reflects a metro pattern of college-educated suburban growth outpacing the region's traditionally Republican baseline.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-nine points in 1912 and a Republican high of thirty-six points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nineteen points.

A population of 455,416, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,372 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 19.1 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 195,560 votes cast, 77,085 went Democratic and 114,411 went Republican.
What is Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. 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 metro has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana?
Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana has a population of 455,416 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana is $71,372 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.