The politics of 46809 Fort Wayne, Indiana are determined by the local government and various state legislatures. The area is served by multiple elected representatives across different levels of government, including city council members, county commissioners, state senators and representatives. As the population of Fort Wayne continues to grow, so too does its representation in both local and state politics. In recent years, the city has seen a surge of political activism as more citizens become involved with efforts to shape their community. Local leaders have been pushing for increased investment in infrastructure, education and public safety initiatives that would benefit all residents equally. Furthermore, many politicians have also been focusing on issues such as social justice reform and economic development to ensure that Fort Wayne continues to be a desirable place to live for many generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 46809 (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 46809 (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 46809 (Fort Wayne)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 110 contributions totaling $5,305 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $18,483 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $330 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)