Ft. Wayne, Indiana: Industrial Catholic Metro market. In 2024, voted R+32%. Republican peak: R+35 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+32MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 753,1592024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,3382024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+22 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+35 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Ft. Wayne
TrumpR+32
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 64.9% | 213,463 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 33.1% | 108,873 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.0% | 6,454 |
D+60R+60
12 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +7.8% |
| 1896 | +3.0% |
| 1900 | +2.0% |
| 1904 | −9.4% |
| 1908 | +3.7% |
| 1912 | +22.4% |
| 1916 | −0.2% |
| 1920 | −18.8% |
| 1924 | −14.7% |
| 1928 | −17.5% |
| 1932 | +15.2% |
| 1936 | +13.0% |
| 1940 | −13.9% |
| 1944 | −18.9% |
| 1948 | −10.4% |
| 1952 | −30.4% |
| 1956 | −35.2% |
| 1960 | −23.2% |
| 1964 | +7.5% |
| 1968 | −18.1% |
| 1972 | −33.9% |
| 1976 | −17.8% |
| 1980 | −24.8% |
| 1984 | −34.9% |
| 1988 | −33.8% |
| 1992 | −14.7% |
| 1996 | −16.4% |
| 2000 | −28.6% |
| 2004 | −34.3% |
| 2008 | −12.2% |
| 2012 | −25.7% |
| 2016 | −34.8% |
| 2020 | −30.6% |
| 2024 | −31.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 108,873 | 213,463 | 328,790 | ||
| R | 112,681 | 215,251 | 335,172 | ||
| R | 88,777 | 193,312 | 300,405 | ||
| R | 106,398 | 181,968 | 294,547 | ||
| R | 131,369 | 168,367 | 303,367 | ||
| R | 89,314 | 183,722 | 274,938 | ||
| R | 85,694 | 156,583 | 247,599 | ||
| R | 87,812 | 127,256 | 240,915 | ||
| R | 81,577 | 120,173 | 262,261 | ||
| R | 80,257 | 162,910 | 244,816 | ||
| R | 78,642 | 164,214 | 244,863 | ||
| R | 83,072 | 145,505 | 251,270 | ||
| R | 99,957 | 144,041 | 247,602 | ||
| R | 79,464 | 161,830 | 242,956 | ||
| R | 87,075 | 130,123 | 237,628 | ||
| D | 123,999 | 106,625 | 231,790 | ||
| R | 89,821 | 144,444 | 235,194 | ||
| R | 68,331 | 143,016 | 212,299 | ||
| R | 72,119 | 136,542 | 211,726 | ||
| R | 82,009 | 101,440 | 186,168 | ||
| R | 76,984 | 113,225 | 192,255 | ||
| R | 85,831 | 113,798 | 200,807 | ||
| D | 105,658 | 80,793 | 191,137 | ||
| D | 107,208 | 78,587 | 188,804 | ||
| R | 69,783 | 99,577 | 170,336 | ||
| R | 60,403 | 83,142 | 154,280 | ||
| R | 60,343 | 89,860 | 157,386 | ||
| R | 41,788 | 41,970 | 90,454 | ||
| D | 37,365 | 18,877 | 82,406 | ||
| D | 46,521 | 43,061 | 93,892 | ||
| R | 38,706 | 47,244 | 91,121 | ||
| D | 45,009 | 43,208 | 90,467 | ||
| D | 45,855 | 43,144 | 90,213 | ||
| D | 39,677 | 33,539 | 78,972 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.6%
English
10.9%
Irish
9.2%
American
6.3%
French
2.2%
Polish
1.8%
Italian
1.7%
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: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,338
Ft. Wayne ranks near the middle of US counties.
Ft. Wayne$70,338
Indiana$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.1%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)9.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.7%
speak English only
Spanish4.1%
Other Indo-European2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Fort Wayne's media market covers a swath of rural and mid-size industrial communities in northeast Indiana, where Republican margins tend to run deep but turnout variation in Allen County can shift the region's aggregate numbers.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-two points in 1912 and a Republican high of thirty-five points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-two points.
A population of 753,159, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,338 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Ft. Wayne, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ft. Wayne, Indiana voted Republican by 31.8 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 328,790 votes cast, 108,873 went Democratic and 213,463 went Republican.
What is Ft. Wayne, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Ft. Wayne, 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 market has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did Ft. Wayne, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ft. Wayne, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Ft. Wayne, Indiana?
Ft. Wayne, Indiana has a population of 753,159 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ft. Wayne, Indiana?
Median household income in Ft. Wayne, Indiana is $70,338 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Ft. Wayne, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ft. Wayne, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The market's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.