Fort Wayne, Indiana is a small city located in the state of Indiana. It has a population of approximately 269,000 people and is the second most populous city in the state. The politics in Fort Wayne are represented by several local government bodies including the City Council, Mayor, and other elected officials who are responsible for making decisions that affect all citizens of Fort Wayne. The current mayor is Tom Henry, who is serving his fourth term. The City Council is composed of nine members each representing one of the nine districts within the city limits. Other prominent political positions held by residents include Allen County Commissioners, State Representatives and Senators to represent Fort Wayne at the state level, and US Representatives and Senators to represent Indiana in Congress. All of these positions are filled through elections that take place every two years.
The political climate in Zip 46818 (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 46818 (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 46818 (Fort Wayne)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 118 contributions totaling $12,195 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 165 contributions totaling $97,290 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $590 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)