How did Fort Wayne vote in the 2024 presidential election?

Fort Wayne voted Republican in 2024 with a margin of R+31.9. Kamala D Harris received 108,873 votes and Donald Trump received 213,463 out of 327,904 total votes cast, a 1.3-point shift toward Republicans from 2020.

What is Fort Wayne's political history?

Fort Wayne has 40 presidential elections on record, spanning 1868 to 2024. It has voted Republican in every presidential election since 1968. The largest single-election swing was 32.7 points in 1932.

What are the demographics of Fort Wayne?

Fort Wayne has a population of 2,871,110 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 84.8% non-Hispanic white, 5.1% Hispanic, 5.9% Black. About 21% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $52,710.

Which places are most similar to Fort Wayne?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar media markets to Fort Wayne are South Bend-Elkhart, Terre Haute, Evansville. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

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Ft. Wayne

Anchor market where Indiana's northeast corridor shapes statewide margins

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.

Presidential margin · 2024

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Geography

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No current race for this office.

2024FIPS 509

Population2.9M

Median ageU.S. 38.9y

36.8y▼ 2.1

Bachelor's+U.S. 35%

21.4%▼ 13.6

White84.8%
Black5.9%
Hispanic5.1%
Two or more3.2%
Other1.9%
Asian1.8%

Trajectory · 2008–2024

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Constituent Counties

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Similarity Explorer

Similar media markets

Reads like South Bend-Elkhart, Terre Haute, and Evansville.

8 visible matches

South Bend-Elkhart

Small-town rural republican 3

R+21.6

Similarity score93%

Terre Haute

Small-town rural republican

R+45.4

Similarity score89%

Evansville

Small-town rural republican

R+36.7

Similarity score88%

Huntsville-Decatur (Flor)

Small-town rural republican 3

R+39.1

Similarity score88%

Springfield, MO

Small-town rural republican

R+49.9

Similarity score84%

Chattanooga

Small-town rural republican

R+41.8

Similarity score84%

Sioux City

Small-town rural republican

R+45.5

Similarity score84%

Joplin-Pittsburg

Small-town rural republican

R+50.5

Similarity score83%

Constituent Geography

Counties in Fort Wayne

2024 presidential results across the counties that make up this geography.

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County	Pop.	Margin	Dem	Rep	Total	Share
Allen	392K	R+12.5	69,960	90,283	163,163	12.4%
Allen	366K	R+12.5	69,960	90,283	163,163	12.4%
Allen	349K	R+12.5	69,960	90,283	163,163	12.4%
Allen	332K	R+12.5	69,960	90,283	163,163	12.4%
Noble	48K	R+51.4	4,462	14,209	18,964	1.4%
Noble	48K	R+51.4	4,462	14,209	18,964	1.4%
Noble	47K	R+51.4	4,462	14,209	18,964	1.4%
Noble	46K	R+51.4	4,462	14,209	18,964	1.4%
DeKalb	44K	R+47.0	5,064	14,377	19,792	1.5%
DeKalb	42K	R+47.0	5,064	14,377	19,792	1.5%
DeKalb	42K	R+47.0	5,064	14,377	19,792	1.5%
DeKalb	40K	R+47.0	5,064	14,377	19,792	1.5%
Huntington	38K	R+48.4	4,416	12,990	17,735	1.4%
Huntington	38K	R+48.4	4,416	12,990	17,735	1.4%
Huntington	37K	R+48.4	4,416	12,990	17,735	1.4%
Huntington	37K	R+48.4	4,416	12,990	17,735	1.4%
Adams	36K	R+52.6	3,179	10,528	13,966	1.1%
Wabash	35K	R+50.8	3,335	10,425	13,961	1.1%
Adams	35K	R+52.6	3,179	10,528	13,966	1.1%
Steuben	35K	R+42.1	4,598	11,487	16,364	1.2%
Whitley	35K	R+49.9	4,275	13,122	17,740	1.4%
Steuben	34K	R+42.1	4,598	11,487	16,364	1.2%
Adams	34K	R+52.6	3,179	10,528	13,966	1.1%
Adams	34K	R+52.6	3,179	10,528	13,966	1.1%
Steuben	34K	R+42.1	4,598	11,487	16,364	1.2%
Whitley	33K	R+49.9	4,275	13,122	17,740	1.4%
Steuben	33K	R+42.1	4,598	11,487	16,364	1.2%
Wabash	33K	R+50.8	3,335	10,425	13,961	1.1%
Whitley	33K	R+49.9	4,275	13,122	17,740	1.4%
Wabash	32K	R+50.8	3,335	10,425	13,961	1.1%
Wabash	31K	R+50.8	3,335	10,425	13,961	1.1%
Whitley	31K	R+49.9	4,275	13,122	17,740	1.4%
Van Wert	30K	R+58.5	3,000	11,616	14,729	1.1%
Van Wert	29K	R+58.5	3,000	11,616	14,729	1.1%
Van Wert	29K	R+58.5	3,000	11,616	14,729	1.1%
Van Wert	29K	R+58.5	3,000	11,616	14,729	1.1%
Wells	28K	R+57.8	2,850	11,006	14,110	1.1%
Wells	28K	R+57.8	2,850	11,006	14,110	1.1%
Wells	28K	R+57.8	2,850	11,006	14,110	1.1%
Wells	28K	R+57.8	2,850	11,006	14,110	1.1%
Jay	22K	R+55.2	1,747	6,217	8,103	0.6%
Jay	21K	R+55.2	1,747	6,217	8,103	0.6%
Jay	21K	R+55.2	1,747	6,217	8,103	0.6%
Paulding	20K	R+56.2	1,987	7,203	9,277	0.7%
Jay	20K	R+55.2	1,747	6,217	8,103	0.6%
Paulding	19K	R+56.2	1,987	7,203	9,277	0.7%
Paulding	19K	R+56.2	1,987	7,203	9,277	0.7%
Paulding	19K	R+56.2	1,987	7,203	9,277	0.7%

48 countiesTotal votes: 1,311,616

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Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

Fort WayneCensus ACS 2024Ancestry detail available

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

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White (Non-Hispanic) 84.8%Black 5.9%Hispanic 5.1%Multiracial 2.1%Asian 1.8%

Group	Fort Wayne	National
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13)	84.8%	57.4%
▶Black / African American(14)	5.9%	12.2%
▶Hispanic / Latino(14)	5.1%	19.3%
Multiracial / Other	2.1%	4.0%
▶Asian(6)	1.8%	6.0%
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1)	0.3%	0.9%
▶Middle Eastern / North African(9)	0.3%	0.9%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Click rows to expand ancestry detail. Ancestry from ACS B04006, B03001, B02020, B02016. Totals may differ from race — individuals can report multiple ancestries.

Black / African American (estimated remainder) is derived as Black population share minus reported Sub-Saharan African and West Indian ancestry. It is shown as an estimated ancestry detail, not a standalone Census ancestry category.

MENA estimated from ancestry reporting — Census does not have a separate MENA race category. Not shown in bar (overlaps with other race groups).

Religious Adherents

Population that are religious adherents:

47.8%(359.6K people)

U.S. Religion Census 2020

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Catholic-Evangelical edge: -32.8pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.

Ecological pattern — how to read this

Reflects patterns in counties where this religious tradition concentrates — not a claim about individual voters.

Values are derived by joining Religion Census 2020 (U.S. Religion Data Archive) with certified election results at the county level. That means we know what counties with more or fewer of this group did — not how any individual voted.

This is known as ecological inference. It is a valid way to surface geographic correlation but must not be read as a personal-vote claim about anyone in the group.

Tradition	% Pop	% Adherents	US Pop	US Adherents
Evangelical Protestant	23.9%	50.0%	—	—
Catholic	10.3%	21.7%	—	—
Mainline Protestant	6.8%	14.2%	—	—
Black Protestant	4.7%	9.9%	—	—
Other	1.9%	4.1%	—	—
LDS (Mormon)	0.5%	1.0%	—	—
Orthodox Christian	0.1%	0.2%	—	—
Non-religiousPopulation	52.3%	—	—	—

Click the chevron to expand denominations. Tradition and denomination rows label both share of total population and share of all religious adherents. Non-religious is shown as a share of total population only.

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Who lives in the Fort Wayne media market? 2,871,110 residents across 48 counties.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

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Fort Wayne vs National2.9M residents

21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 12pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+15 on average nationally.

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

2.9M

local

2.9MNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

0.86%

local

0.86%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

37.6%

local

37.6%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

$52,710

local

$52,710National $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

11.1%

local

11.1%National 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

21.4%

local

21.4%National 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

74.2%

local

74.2%National 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

36.8 yrs

local

36.8 yrsNational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

11.7%

local

11.7%National 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

11.3%

local

11.3%National 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

3.9%

local

3.9%National 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

7.6%

local

7.6%National 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

92.4%

local

92.4%National 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in Fort Wayne

Turnout % = votes cast ÷ citizen voting-age population (CVAP). Source: CVAP Special Tab 2020-2024.

2024 Turnout

59.7%

vs Previous

-1.3pp

Eligible Non-Voters

222K · 40.3%

Citizen VAP

549,551

History

1988–2024

Ticket-Splitting

Do voters in Fort Wayne split their tickets?

Divergence between offices in the same election reveals persuadable voters.

ConsistencyHeavy splitting (0/100)

2024 Office Comparisons

Offices	Margin A	Margin B	Split
Senate vs Governor	R+34.1	R+25.1	9.1pp
President vs Governor	R+31.9	R+25.1	6.8pp
President vs Senate	R+31.9	R+34.1	2.2pp

Average divergence across office pairs: 19.8pp

Containing Geography

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Fort Wayne sits inside these higher-level geographies.

Indiana(State)Ohio(State)

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