combined metro areaFort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+33.6
2008R+11.1
2012R+24.7
2016R+32.0
2020R+26.9
2024R+28.1
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 59.4% of 474,389 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
98,804
178,002
5,028
281,834
474,389
59.4%
2020
101,981
179,392
6,333
287,706
460,296
62.5%
2016
79,080
160,827
15,644
255,551
448,506
57.0%
2012
91,795
153,740
4,852
250,387
437,014
57.3%
2008
112,822
141,243
2,630
256,695
430,288
59.7%
2004
74,949
151,804
1,645
228,398
423,562†
53.9%
† 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
8 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-Huntington-Auburn, INIndianaUnited States
German26.3%19.5%12.5%
English10.8%11.3%9.5%
Irish9.2%10.1%9.4%
American6.1%6.9%5.3%
French2.4%1.3%1.6%
Polish2.0%2.6%2.2%
Italian1.9%2.4%4.8%
Scottish1.7%1.5%1.3%
Mexican5.3%5.7%11.3%
Guatemalan0.5%0.2%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.8%1.8%
Salvadoran0.2%0.2%0.7%
African American†5.9%7.7%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%0.5%
Burmese1.4%0.4%—
Asian Indian0.4%0.8%1.4%
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Chinese0.2%0.4%1.3%
Vietnamese0.2%—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-Huntington-Auburn, IN
Indiana
United States
Median age
37.5
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
9.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.7%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN
Indiana
United States
Median household income
$71,161
$71,957
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.3%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.2%
29.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN
Indiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.2%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.5%
5.5%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.9%
1.1%
0.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.6%
0.8%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN
Indiana
United States
Catholic
11.1%
11.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
24.3%
18.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
49.9%
57.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.5%
7.1%
5.2%
Black Protestant
5.4%
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-Huntington-Auburn, IN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+13.4%
1896
+6.3%
1900
+6.9%
1904
−5.9%
1908
+7.1%
1912
+25.3%
1916
+1.4%
1920
−18.2%
1924
−13.5%
1928
−15.5%
1932
+16.9%
1936
+16.0%
1940
−13.7%
1944
−17.6%
1948
−9.2%
1952
−30.4%
1956
−35.0%
1960
−21.8%
1964
+6.4%
1968
−17.2%
1972
−33.3%
1976
−18.6%
1980
−24.3%
1984
−34.0%
1988
−33.7%
1992
−14.9%
1996
−17.1%
2000
−28.9%
2004
−33.6%
2008
−11.1%
2012
−24.7%
2016
−32.0%
2020
−26.9%
2024
−28.1%
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
35.1%Harris98,804
63.2%Trump178,002
1.0%Kennedy2,689 +5
R+28.1
R+1.2
R+26.6
281,834
All 8 candidates in 2024 · 6 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican63.2%178,002
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic35.1%98,804
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.0%2,689
Chase OliverLibertarian0.7%2,090
OtherAll other candidates0.1%203
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%38
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%4
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%4
R
35.4%Biden101,981
62.4%Trump179,392
2.2%
R+26.9
D+5.1
R+31.4
287,706
R
30.9%Clinton79,080
62.9%Trump160,827
6.1%
R+32.0
R+7.2
R+34.1
255,551
R
36.7%Obama91,795
61.4%Romney153,740
1.9%
R+24.7
R+13.7
R+28.6
250,387
R
44.0%Obama112,822
55.0%McCain141,243
1.0%
R+11.1
D+22.6
R+18.3
256,695
R
32.8%Kerry74,949
66.5%Bush151,804
0.7%
R+33.6
R+4.8
R+31.2
228,398
R
34.5%Gore70,657
63.4%Bush129,686
2.0%
R+28.9
R+11.7
R+29.4
204,521
R
36.3%Clinton71,977
53.4%Dole105,923
10.3%
R+17.1
R+2.3
R+25.6
198,265
R
31.1%Clinton66,736
46.0%Bush98,623
22.9%
R+14.9
D+18.8
R+20.4
214,597
R
32.8%Dukakis65,915
66.5%Bush133,603
0.7%
R+33.7
D+0.3
R+26.0
200,905
R
32.6%Mondale65,242
66.6%Reagan133,262
0.8%
R+34.0
R+9.6
R+15.8
200,201
R
33.1%Carter68,348
57.5%Reagan118,579
9.4%
R+24.3
R+5.8
R+14.6
206,319
R
40.0%Carter81,211
58.6%Ford118,964
1.5%
R+18.6
D+14.7
R+20.6
203,174
R
33.1%McGovern65,587
66.3%Nixon131,631
0.6%
R+33.3
R+16.1
R+10.1
198,397
R
37.1%Humphrey71,124
54.4%Nixon104,143
8.5%
R+17.2
R+23.6
R+16.5
191,610
D
52.9%Johnson97,573
46.6%Goldwater85,833
0.5%
D+6.4
D+28.2
R+16.2
184,329
R
38.9%Kennedy72,259
60.7%Nixon112,878
0.4%
R+21.8
D+13.2
R+22.0
185,903
R
32.3%Stevenson53,297
67.3%Eisenhower111,212
0.4%
R+35.0
R+4.6
R+19.6
165,252
R
34.0%Stevenson55,466
64.5%Eisenhower105,100
1.5%
R+30.4
R+21.3
R+19.7
163,019
R
44.7%Truman64,158
53.9%Dewey77,292
1.4%
R+9.2
D+8.5
R+13.6
143,435
R
40.7%Roosevelt59,752
58.3%Dewey85,617
1.0%
R+17.6
R+4.0
R+25.1
146,766
R
42.9%Roosevelt64,437
56.5%Willkie84,960
0.6%
R+13.7
R+29.6
R+23.6
150,317
D
56.8%Roosevelt81,000
40.8%Landon58,209
2.4%
D+16.0
R+0.9
R+8.3
142,563
D
57.6%Roosevelt81,820
40.7%Hoover57,798
1.7%
D+16.9
D+32.4
R+0.9
142,054
R
42.0%Smith53,590
57.5%Hoover73,409
0.5%
R+15.5
R+2.0
D+1.9
127,664
R
39.7%Davis44,977
53.2%Coolidge60,258
7.2%
R+13.5
D+4.8
D+11.7
113,360
R
38.2%Cox43,119
56.5%Harding63,709
5.3%
R+18.2
R+19.6
D+7.9
112,823
D
46.5%Wilson29,484
45.1%Hughes28,597
8.4%
D+1.4
R+23.9
R+1.7
63,401
D
46.7%Wilson26,625
21.4%Taft12,200
31.8%
D+25.3
D+18.3
D+5.8
56,952
D
51.1%Bryan33,485
44.1%Taft28,856
4.8%
D+7.1
D+13.0
D+16.6
65,499
R
44.3%Parker27,793
50.2%Roosevelt31,500
5.6%
R+5.9
R+12.8
D+13.8
62,779
D
52.2%Bryan31,839
45.3%McKinley27,654
2.5%
D+6.9
D+0.5
D+14.4
61,048
D
52.5%Bryan31,644
46.1%McKinley27,815
1.4%
D+6.3
R+7.0
D+12.4
60,316
D
53.2%Cleveland28,279
39.8%Harrison21,165
7.0%
D+13.4
—
D+11.7
53,164
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
33.2%89,619
64.2%173,312
269,813
2022
R
31.9%55,957
65.3%114,611
175,504
2018
R
38.0%81,460
58.4%125,154
214,344
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN
Year
Total registered
2016
449,314
2018
419,497
2020
434,582
2022
443,516
2024
462,794
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+883 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −76 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN in Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−976
2012
−2,429
2013
−776
2014
−1,247
2015
−661
2016
−1,612
2017
−42
2018
+1,115
2019
+1,702
2021
+1,375
2022
+973
2023
+916
2024
+703
2025
+883
Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 35.0 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.1 points.
A population of 654,469, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,161 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY and Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA.
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How did Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 28.1 points (R+28.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 281,834 votes cast, 98,804 went Democratic and 178,002 went Republican.
When did Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN, Indiana?
Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN, Indiana has a population of 654,469 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN, Indiana is $71,161 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN, Indiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.
