Fort Wayne in the 46808 zip code is a vibrant and diverse community in Indiana. Located in Allen County, Fort Wayne is home to many different cultures, religions, and ethnicities. Politically, Fort Wayne has been governed by Republicans for many years now, but there has been some recent shifts as Democratic candidates have started to gain more traction. Local political issues range from education reform to public safety initiatives and providing resources for the city's homeless population. In terms of federal representation, Fort Wayne is part of Indiana’s 3rd Congressional District and is represented by Republican Congressman Jim Banks in the U.S. House of Representatives. Additionally, Fort Wayne has two state senators—Republican Liz Brown and Democrat Karen Tallian—who represent residents at the state level.
The political climate in Zip 46808 (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 46808 (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 46808 (Fort Wayne)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 377 contributions totaling $32,266 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 93 contributions totaling $10,917 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)