Fort Wayne, Indiana is the county seat of Allen County and is the second-most populous city in the state. The politics in Fort Wayne are shaped by the city's diverse population. Residents have a variety of backgrounds and political affiliations. In recent elections, candidates from both major parties have been successful in securing local government positions. The city has maintained a strong presence of Democrats as well as Republicans on its municipal councils. There are also many independent candidates who bring unique perspectives to the discussion of important issues facing the community. Local political decisions are made through regular town hall meetings where residents can make their voices heard and express their opinions on topics ranging from education to economic development. As a result, Fort Wayne is an engaged and vibrant community that takes an active role in shaping its political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 46805 (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
Zip 46805 (Fort Wayne, IN) is leaning conservative.
Fort Wayne, Indiana 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 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 zip 46805 (Fort Wayne)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 654 contributions totaling $46,430 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 93 contributions totaling $20,362 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)