† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
3 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupFort Wayne, INIndianaUnited States
German25.7%19.5%12.5%
English10.2%11.3%9.5%
Irish9.2%10.1%9.4%
American5.4%6.9%5.3%
French2.5%1.3%1.6%
Italian2.0%2.4%4.8%
Polish1.9%2.6%2.2%
Scottish1.8%1.5%1.3%
African American†8.4%7.7%9.9%
African0.3%0.5%0.5%
Mexican5.6%5.7%11.3%
Guatemalan0.7%0.2%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.8%1.8%
Salvadoran0.3%0.2%0.7%
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
Burmese2.1%0.4%—
Asian Indian0.6%0.8%1.4%
Filipino0.4%0.2%0.9%
Chinese0.3%0.4%1.3%
Vietnamese0.3%—0.6%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Fort Wayne, IN
Indiana
United States
Median age
36.8
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
9.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.1%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Fort Wayne, IN
Indiana
United States
Median household income
$71,372
$71,957
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.0%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.3%
29.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Fort Wayne, IN
Indiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.1%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
5.0%
5.5%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.1%
1.1%
0.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
2.2%
0.8%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Fort Wayne, IN
Indiana
United States
Catholic
12.3%
11.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
24.4%
18.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
47.0%
57.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.4%
7.1%
5.2%
Black Protestant
6.5%
2.9%
2.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Fort Wayne, IN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+23.0%
1896
+10.9%
1900
+13.0%
1904
−1.7%
1908
+12.0%
1912
+29.5%
1916
+1.9%
1920
−17.9%
1924
−13.1%
1928
−11.8%
1932
+19.0%
1936
+21.3%
1940
−12.0%
1944
−14.1%
1948
−7.2%
1952
−30.2%
1956
−35.9%
1960
−20.8%
1964
+3.5%
1968
−17.1%
1972
−32.9%
1976
−20.9%
1980
−25.0%
1984
−33.0%
1988
−31.8%
1992
−13.4%
1996
−16.6%
2000
−26.9%
2004
−30.2%
2008
−7.8%
2012
−20.7%
2016
−24.8%
2020
−17.7%
2024
−19.1%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
39.5%Harris77,085
58.7%Trump114,411
0.9%Kennedy1,816 +5
R+19.1
R+1.5
R+17.7
195,013
All 8 candidates in 2024 · 6 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.7%114,411
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic39.5%77,085
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.9%1,816
Chase OliverLibertarian0.8%1,493
OtherAll other candidates0.1%184
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%17
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%4
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%3
R
40.0%Biden80,351
57.7%Trump115,800
2.3%
R+17.7
D+7.1
R+22.1
200,688
R
34.5%Clinton61,186
59.3%Trump105,157
6.2%
R+24.8
R+4.1
R+26.9
177,381
R
38.7%Obama67,892
59.4%Romney104,127
1.8%
R+20.7
R+12.9
R+24.5
175,230
R
45.7%Obama81,528
53.4%McCain95,421
0.9%
R+7.8
D+22.5
R+15.1
178,585
R
34.5%Kerry53,702
64.8%Bush100,693
0.7%
R+30.2
R+3.3
R+27.8
155,444
R
35.5%Gore49,062
62.5%Bush86,261
2.0%
R+26.9
R+10.4
R+27.5
138,033
R
37.0%Clinton49,378
53.6%Dole71,542
9.5%
R+16.6
R+3.2
R+25.1
133,564
R
31.9%Clinton46,480
45.3%Bush66,019
22.8%
R+13.4
D+18.4
R+19.0
145,672
R
33.7%Dukakis46,317
65.5%Bush90,029
0.8%
R+31.8
D+1.3
R+24.1
137,509
R
33.1%Mondale45,426
66.1%Reagan90,847
0.9%
R+33.0
R+8.1
R+14.8
137,446
R
32.4%Carter46,022
57.4%Reagan81,534
10.3%
R+25.0
R+4.1
R+15.2
142,164
R
38.8%Carter54,439
59.7%Ford83,678
1.4%
R+20.9
D+12.0
R+22.9
140,144
R
33.3%McGovern45,703
66.1%Nixon90,838
0.6%
R+32.9
R+15.8
R+9.7
137,372
R
37.1%Humphrey48,086
54.2%Nixon70,256
8.8%
R+17.1
R+20.6
R+16.4
129,726
D
51.5%Johnson62,449
48.0%Goldwater58,198
0.4%
D+3.5
D+24.3
R+19.1
121,155
R
39.4%Kennedy47,629
60.2%Nixon72,758
0.3%
R+20.8
D+15.1
R+21.0
120,803
R
31.9%Stevenson33,116
67.8%Eisenhower70,335
0.3%
R+35.9
R+5.6
R+20.5
103,779
R
34.4%Stevenson35,224
64.6%Eisenhower66,150
1.0%
R+30.2
R+23.0
R+19.5
102,350
R
45.9%Truman40,205
53.1%Dewey46,497
1.0%
R+7.2
D+6.9
R+11.7
87,619
R
42.6%Roosevelt38,999
56.7%Dewey51,883
0.7%
R+14.1
R+2.1
R+21.6
91,546
R
43.8%Roosevelt39,607
55.7%Willkie50,428
0.5%
R+12.0
R+33.2
R+21.9
90,527
D
59.3%Roosevelt50,455
38.0%Landon32,330
2.8%
D+21.3
D+2.3
R+3.0
85,150
D
58.6%Roosevelt49,741
39.6%Hoover33,609
1.9%
D+19.0
D+30.8
D+1.2
84,943
R
43.9%Smith33,832
55.7%Hoover42,895
0.4%
R+11.8
D+1.3
D+5.7
77,054
R
39.9%Davis25,265
52.9%Coolidge33,559
7.2%
R+13.1
D+4.9
D+12.1
63,387
R
37.2%Cox22,386
55.2%Harding33,168
7.6%
R+17.9
R+19.8
D+8.3
60,111
D
46.3%Wilson14,908
44.4%Hughes14,307
9.3%
D+1.9
R+27.6
R+1.3
32,219
D
48.4%Wilson13,625
18.9%Taft5,317
32.8%
D+29.5
D+17.5
D+10.0
28,167
D
53.6%Bryan17,983
41.6%Taft13,955
4.8%
D+12.0
D+13.7
D+21.6
33,539
R
46.6%Parker14,658
48.2%Roosevelt15,185
5.2%
R+1.7
R+14.6
D+18.0
31,478
D
55.4%Bryan16,724
42.5%McKinley12,811
2.1%
D+13.0
D+2.1
D+20.5
30,169
D
54.8%Bryan16,131
43.9%McKinley12,921
1.4%
D+10.9
R+12.1
D+17.0
29,455
D
58.8%Cleveland14,969
35.8%Harrison9,112
5.3%
D+23.0
—
D+21.4
25,437
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
37.5%70,509
60.0%112,695
187,853
2022
R
35.9%43,931
61.3%75,031
122,363
2018
R
41.6%62,415
55.1%82,765
150,193
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Fort Wayne, IN
Year
Total registered
2016
319,319
2018
297,247
2020
307,001
2022
313,516
2024
329,264
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+890 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +3,176 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Fort Wayne, IN in Fort Wayne, IN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−260
2012
−1,324
2013
−448
2014
−734
2015
−225
2016
−773
2017
+289
2018
+947
2019
+1,409
2021
+1,279
2022
+825
2023
+528
2024
+773
2025
+890
Fort Wayne anchors northeast Indiana's economy with manufacturing and healthcare, and its 2024 presidential margin of D+9.9 reflects a metro pattern of college-educated suburban growth outpacing the region's traditionally Republican baseline.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 35.9 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.1 points.
A population of 455,416, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,372 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN and Evansville, IN.
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In 2024, Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 19.1 points (R+19.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 195,013 votes cast, 77,085 went Democratic and 114,411 went Republican.
When did Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana?
Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana has a population of 455,416 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana is $71,372 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Fort Wayne, IN, Indiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.
