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1876–2024
Allen County, Indiana
Allen County·Indiana

Allen County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

Fort Wayne anchors Indiana's second-largest county by population

18762024·38 elections
Allen County, Indiana · Diego Delso · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+12
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
392,378
2024 ACS
Most similar
Emmet County
MI · similarity 0.99
277 precincts · 163,650 votes cast
Trump · R+12
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−12.4%
69,96090,283163,650
2020R
−11.2%
73,18992,083169,082
2016R
−19.3%
55,22283,801148,343
2012R
−16.7%
60,03684,613147,246
2008R
−4.3%
71,26377,793150,324
2004R
−27.2%
46,71082,013129,609
2000R
−25.2%
41,63670,426114,320
1996R
−16.1%
41,45059,255110,645
1992R
−12.6%
39,62955,003121,577
1988R
−30.8%
39,23874,638114,935
1984R
−32.2%
38,46275,505114,975
1980R
−25.9%
37,76568,524118,898
1976R
−22.6%
44,74471,321117,769
1972R
−33.0%
38,62176,924116,199
1968R
−17.3%
40,41159,211108,954
1964D
+1.4%
50,70649,284100,353
1960R
−20.9%
39,23560,10399,618
1956R
−39.1%
25,44458,21083,844
1952R
−33.0%
27,50654,87782,941
1948R
−9.0%
31,23937,49469,436
1944R
−15.8%
30,44541,90772,709
1940R
−14.8%
29,96740,43070,709
1936D
+21.7%
39,15124,76566,146
1932D
+17.1%
38,44727,06566,562
1928R
−13.1%
26,29234,23460,720
1924R
−17.1%
17,24425,20746,573
1920R
−24.7%
13,80424,20842,177
1916R
−3.2%
9,47010,16922,090
1912D
+28.2%
8,6593,42318,569
1908D
+11.9%
12,1459,46822,513
1904R
−5.0%
9,25010,26120,367
1900D
+13.0%
10,7648,25019,309
1896D
+7.7%
9,9098,46718,632
1892D
+28.1%
10,0105,48616,121
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
14.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
13.7%
Mainline Protestant
9.1%
Baptist
8.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.4%
Methodist
2.8%
Non-Christian
1.7%
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 Republican margin in Allen County reached its widest at thirty-nine points in 1956. The margin in 2024 was twelve points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Allen County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,737, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 392,378 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Emmet County and Spotsylvania County.