Allen County, Indiana: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+12%. Republican peak: R+39 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+12MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 392,3782024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,7372024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Emmet County, MI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Allen CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Allen County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +28.1% |
| 1896 | +7.7% |
| 1900 | +13.0% |
| 1904 | −5.0% |
| 1908 | +11.9% |
| 1912 | +28.2% |
| 1916 | −3.2% |
| 1920 | −24.7% |
| 1924 | −17.1% |
| 1928 | −13.1% |
| 1932 | +17.1% |
| 1936 | +21.7% |
| 1940 | −14.8% |
| 1944 | −15.8% |
| 1948 | −9.0% |
| 1952 | −33.0% |
| 1956 | −39.1% |
| 1960 | −20.9% |
| 1964 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | −17.3% |
| 1972 | −33.0% |
| 1976 | −22.6% |
| 1980 | −25.9% |
| 1984 | −32.2% |
| 1988 | −30.8% |
| 1992 | −12.6% |
| 1996 | −16.1% |
| 2000 | −25.2% |
| 2004 | −27.2% |
| 2008 | −4.3% |
| 2012 | −16.7% |
| 2016 | −19.3% |
| 2020 | −11.2% |
| 2024 | −12.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 69,960 | 90,283 | 163,650 | ||
| R | 73,189 | 92,083 | 169,082 | ||
| R | 55,222 | 83,801 | 148,343 | ||
| R | 60,036 | 84,613 | 147,246 | ||
| R | 71,263 | 77,793 | 150,324 | ||
| R | 46,710 | 82,013 | 129,609 | ||
| R | 41,636 | 70,426 | 114,320 | ||
| R | 41,450 | 59,255 | 110,645 | ||
| R | 39,629 | 55,003 | 121,577 | ||
| R | 39,238 | 74,638 | 114,935 | ||
| R | 38,462 | 75,505 | 114,975 | ||
| R | 37,765 | 68,524 | 118,898 | ||
| R | 44,744 | 71,321 | 117,769 | ||
| R | 38,621 | 76,924 | 116,199 | ||
| R | 40,411 | 59,211 | 108,954 | ||
| D | 50,706 | 49,284 | 100,353 | ||
| R | 39,235 | 60,103 | 99,618 | ||
| R | 25,444 | 58,210 | 83,844 | ||
| R | 27,506 | 54,877 | 82,941 | ||
| R | 31,239 | 37,494 | 69,436 | ||
| R | 30,445 | 41,907 | 72,709 | ||
| R | 29,967 | 40,430 | 70,709 | ||
| D | 39,151 | 24,765 | 66,146 | ||
| D | 38,447 | 27,065 | 66,562 | ||
| R | 26,292 | 34,234 | 60,720 | ||
| R | 17,244 | 25,207 | 46,573 | ||
| R | 13,804 | 24,208 | 42,177 | ||
| R | 9,470 | 10,169 | 22,090 | ||
| D | 8,659 | 3,423 | 18,569 | ||
| D | 12,145 | 9,468 | 22,513 | ||
| R | 9,250 | 10,261 | 20,367 | ||
| D | 10,764 | 8,250 | 19,309 | ||
| D | 9,909 | 8,467 | 18,632 | ||
| D | 10,010 | 5,486 | 16,121 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.0%
English
9.8%
Irish
9.2%
American
5.1%
French
2.6%
Italian
2.2%
Polish
2.1%
African American
8.5%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,737
Allen County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Allen County$70,737
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Allen County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.5%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)8.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.6%
speak English only
Spanish5.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.8%
Other Indo-European2.4%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Allen County's urban core in Fort Wayne adds demographic complexity to an otherwise reliably Republican-leaning region, with the 2024 presidential margin settling at R+12.5 despite a growing Hispanic population concentrated in the city.
The Democratic margin here reached twenty-eight points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twelve points.
A population of 392,378, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,737 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Emmet County and Spotsylvania County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Allen County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Allen County, Indiana voted Republican by 12.4 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 163,650 votes cast, 69,960 went Democratic and 90,283 went Republican.
What is Allen County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Allen County, Indiana in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did Allen County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Allen County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Allen County, Indiana?
Allen County, Indiana has a population of 392,378 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Allen County, Indiana?
Median household income in Allen County, Indiana is $70,737 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Allen County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Allen County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.