The city of Fort Wayne, IN is the second-largest city in the state, with a population of nearly 260,000. As such, it has a vibrant political landscape. The city is divided into four districts, each with their own local representatives. These representatives are elected by the people of their district and serve as members of the Fort Wayne City Council. In addition, Fort Wayne also elects a mayor every four years to oversee the day-to-day operations of the city. The current mayor is Tom Henry who was elected to his third term in 2019. He is committed to creating an inclusive and prosperous future for Fort Wayne and its citizens. Additionally, the Indiana General Assembly represents Fort Wayne in both the House and Senate chambers at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. Various organizations advocate on behalf of local issues in Fort Wayne at both the city and state level, working together to build a strong community for all who live here.
The political climate in Zip 46815 (Fort Wayne, IN) is somewhat 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 46815 (Fort Wayne, IN) is somewhat conservative.
Fort Wayne, Indiana is somewhat 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 46815 (Fort Wayne)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 414 contributions totaling $28,705 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 295 contributions totaling $88,520 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)