HarrisDemocratic33.2%108,873TrumpRepublican65.1%213,463KennedyIndependent0.9%2,914
R+31.9- Lead
- 104,590
- Total
- 327,904
- vs nation
- R+30.4
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
12 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
BidenDemocratic33.6%112,681TrumpRepublican64.2%215,251OtherAll other candidates2.2%7,240
R+30.6- Lead
- 102,570
- Total
- 335,172
- vs nation
- R+35.1
ClintonDemocratic29.6%88,777TrumpRepublican64.4%193,312OtherAll other candidates6.1%18,316
R+34.8- Lead
- 104,535
- Total
- 300,405
- vs nation
- R+36.9
ObamaDemocratic36.1%106,398RomneyRepublican61.8%181,968OtherAll other candidates2.1%6,181
R+25.7- Lead
- 75,570
- Total
- 294,547
- vs nation
- R+29.5
ObamaDemocratic43.3%131,369McCainRepublican55.5%168,367OtherAll other candidates1.2%3,631
R+12.2- Lead
- 36,998
- Total
- 303,367
- vs nation
- R+19.5
KerryDemocratic32.5%89,314BushRepublican66.8%183,722OtherAll other candidates0.7%1,902
R+34.3- Lead
- 94,408
- Total
- 274,938
- vs nation
- R+31.9
GoreDemocratic34.6%85,694BushRepublican63.2%156,583OtherAll other candidates2.1%5,322
R+28.6- Lead
- 70,889
- Total
- 247,599
- vs nation
- R+29.1
ClintonDemocratic36.4%87,812DoleRepublican52.8%127,256OtherAll other candidates10.7%25,847
R+16.4- Lead
- 39,444
- Total
- 240,915
- vs nation
- R+24.9
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31.9MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 753,1592024 5-year
- Population density
- 157 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 4,787 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $70,3382024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+22.4 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+35.2 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Evansville, KY · twin score 83.1
presidential history
Party record book
Fort Wayne · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
56.8%
107,208 votes · D+15.2
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 55.3%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
67.4%
143,016 votes · R+35.2
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 67.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
131,369votes
43.3% of the vote · R+12.2
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 123,999 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
215,251votes
64.2% of the vote · R+30.6
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 213,463 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
William J. Bryan1908
+13.2pts D vs U.S.
Place D+3.7 · U.S. R+9.6
Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +10.4 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2016
+36.9pts R vs U.S.
Place R+34.8 · U.S. D+2.1
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +35.1 pts
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
On a multi-state Place, each row sums votes cast in the separate U.S. House races held inside the Place that year. It is a geographic vote total, not one contest or a seat tally.
Some U.S. House rows cover a contest held in only part of this Place — the votes are real, but the total is not place-wide because the rest of the Place had no such race that year.
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 517,180 |
| 2018 | 485,064 |
| 2020 | 501,193 |
| 2022 | 509,649 |
| 2024 | 528,787 |
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+795 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −4,514 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −1,532 |
| 2012 | −2,786 |
| 2013 | −1,337 |
| 2014 | −1,825 |
| 2015 | −937 |
| 2016 | −2,353 |
| 2017 | −242 |
| 2018 | +669 |
| 2019 | +1,146 |
| 2021 | +1,340 |
| 2022 | +834 |
| 2023 | +645 |
| 2024 | +1,069 |
| 2025 | +795 |
Fort Wayne's media market covers a swath of rural and mid-size industrial communities in northeast Indiana, where Republican margins tend to run deep but turnout variation in Allen County can shift the region's aggregate numbers.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 22.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 35.2 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.9 points.
A population of 753,159, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,338 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Evansville and Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney.
Political twins — media markets
The media markets whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Evansville
Kentucky
83.1twin score
elasticity2012–2020 trajectory≠ English ancestry
Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney
Nebraska
80.8twin score
2000–2016 trajectory≠ elasticity
South Bend-Elkhart
Indiana
80.4twin score
elasticitycollege share% Catholic≠ Scottish ancestry
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fort Wayne, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fort Wayne, Indiana voted Republican by 31.9 points (R+31.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 327,904 votes cast, 108,873 went Democratic and 213,463 went Republican.
When did Fort Wayne, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fort Wayne, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Fort Wayne, Indiana?
Fort Wayne, Indiana has a population of 753,159 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fort Wayne, Indiana?
Median household income in Fort Wayne, Indiana is $70,338 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Fort Wayne, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Fort Wayne, Indiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.