Allen County, Indiana is located in the northeast corner of the state and is home to a diverse population of nearly 355,000 people. The county encompasses several cities, each with their own local politics. The county seat is Fort Wayne and it is the political center of Allen County. The city has an elected mayor and city council that help provide oversight for local government policies and decisions. Local elections are held every two years in November for mayor, city councilors, school board members, township trustees, and other local offices. All registered voters in Allen County are eligible to vote in these local elections for their representatives and officials who will best represent their interests. The county also has a state senator and representatives that work on behalf of the citizens both locally within Allen County as well as at the state level.
The political climate in 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
Allen County, IN 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.
Allen, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Allen County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,002 contributions totaling $1,583,039 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,957 contributions totaling $2,543,815 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $513 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)