Mayoral election in Fort Wayne, Indiana (2023)
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| Filing deadline: Pending |
| General election: TBA |
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| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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The city of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is holding a general election for mayor in 2023.
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- See also: Indiana elections, 2023
Mayoral partisanship[edit]
Fort Wayne has a Democratic mayor. As of September 2022, 62 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 25 are affiliated with the Republican Party, four are independents, seven identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, one mayor's affiliation is unknown, and one office is vacant. While most mayoral elections in the 100 largest cities are nonpartisan, most officeholders are affiliated with a political party. Click here for a list of the 100 largest cities' mayors and their partisan affiliations.
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About the city[edit]
- See also: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in Allen County, Indiana. As of 2017, its estimated population was 265,904.[1]
City government[edit]
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Fort Wayne uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.
Demographics[edit]
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic data for Fort Wayne, Indiana (2015) | ||
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| Fort Wayne | Indiana | |
| Total population: | 257,059 | 6,612,768 |
| Land area (square miles): | 111 | 35,826 |
| Race and ethnicity[2] | ||
| White: | 74% | 84.2% |
| Black/African American: | 15.4% | 9.2% |
| Asian: | 3.8% | 1.9% |
| Native American: | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0% |
| Two or more: | 4% | 2.2% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 8.2% | 6.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 88.3% | 87.8% |
| College graduation rate: | 26.1% | 24.1% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $43,774 | $49,255 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 19% | 18.4% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) | ||
See also[edit]
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | Indiana | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "QuickFacts: Fort Wayne," accessed December 12, 2018
- ↑ Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
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