Fort Wayne, IN is a city with a rich political history and active political engagement from its citizens. In the 46814 zip code, voters are represented by three members of Congress: Jim Banks in the 3rd Congressional District; Jim Baird in the 4th Congressional District; and Fred Upton in the 6th Congressional District. All three representatives have long records of service in Fort Wayne, advocating for issues such as economic development and infrastructure investments. The Mayor of Fort Wayne is Tom Henry, who has been in office since 2008. He works closely with the City Council to ensure that all residents have access to services that improve their quality of life. Additionally, Fort Wayne has numerous local organizations and committees that advocate for a wide range of issues from education to public safety. With these leaders and organizations working together, Fort Wayne is a vibrant community with strong political representation.
The political climate in Zip 46814 (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 46814 (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 46814 (Fort Wayne)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 788 contributions totaling $254,947 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $324 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 911 contributions totaling $836,323 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $918 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)