Fort Wayne, Indiana is the second largest city in the state with a population of more than 260,000 people. It is a diverse and vibrant community that has been home to many prominent political figures. In recent years, many local candidates have come forward to run for office in Fort Wayne. These candidates range from both major political parties and include mayors, members of Congress, state representatives, and more. Each candidate brings a unique perspective to local politics, advocating for issues such as traffic safety, economic development, and education reform. Voting in Fort Wayne allows citizens to make their voices heard and shape the future of their city.
The political climate in Fort Wayne, IN is leaning conservative.
Allen County, IN is somewhat conservative. In Allen County, IN 43.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allen county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.2%.
Allen county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fort Wayne, IN is leaning conservative.
Allen County, Indiana is somewhat conservative.
Fort Wayne Metro Area is moderately conservative.
Indiana is somewhat conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Fort Wayne, Indiana: R R r R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Fort Wayne, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26,763 contributions totaling $3,074,549 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,101 contributions totaling $3,668,951 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $517 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)