This Town Showed Up for Her: Caitlin Clark Breaks WNBA All-Star Voting Record With Over 1.2 Million Votes
When I first saw the headline, my jaw dropped: “Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA All-Star voting record with 1.29 million votes.” I thought it had to be a mistake. But no—it was real. Caitlin Clark, the young point guard from the Indiana Fever, officially made history again. Not for a triple-double, not for a buzzer-beater. This time, it was the fans.
Clark received an unbelievable 1,293,526 votes to lead all WNBA players in the 2025 All-Star fan voting. That’s the highest total ever recorded in league history. Just to give it some perspective, A’ja Wilson topped the voting chart in 2023 with only around 95,000 votes. That’s not a small increase—it’s a full-scale eruption of fan support. Clark didn’t just beat the record. She crushed it. She more than doubled what the entire top 30 players combined received in earlier years. It was that overwhelming.
And if you think this is just hype, you’re missing what’s really happening. This is more than just a fan vote. This is a moment—a sign of a shifting culture in women’s basketball. The WNBA has long deserved the spotlight, and now it has one of its brightest stars pulling people in from every corner of the internet, every college town, every living room with a girl watching and dreaming.
When the WNBA announced Clark as one of the two All-Star captains—alongside Napheesa Collier—it wasn’t just because of her votes. It was because of her impact. She’s already broken records on the court, become the fastest rookie to hit 400 assists, and turned nearly every Fever game into a must-watch event. Now, she’s literally changing how many people even care enough to vote for an All-Star game.
And it’s happening in real time.
Clark’s fan base didn’t just show up—they overwhelmed the system. Social media was flooded with posts urging fans to vote, graphics showing her numbers compared to past years, and proud Iowa supporters who’ve followed her from college into the pros. Reddit threads and comment sections read like campaign rallies. One user joked, “If Caitlin ran for president right now, she’d probably win Iowa and Indiana by a landslide.”
But this isn’t a joke. It’s a real sign of how powerful connection can be in sports today. Caitlin Clark isn’t just a talented player. She’s a symbol of what the next generation of the WNBA can look like. She brings excitement, skill, charisma, and that underdog-yet-confident energy fans love. And it’s working. Fans don’t just want to watch her—they want to vote for her, cheer for her, and build something around her.
The All-Star Game will be held in Indianapolis, at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse—Clark’s home court. You can already imagine the energy. Local fans who’ve watched her rise will pack the arena. People from out of town are planning trips just to witness this moment. And she’s not just playing—she’s leading. As a captain, Clark will help select her team, which will face off against Team USA’s Olympic roster. That’s right—this All-Star Game isn’t just about stars anymore. It’s Clark and Collier’s team versus America’s top national athletes.
It’s the kind of drama and excitement the league has needed, and Clark is delivering it with ease.
What stands out about this whole thing is that it doesn’t feel manufactured. It feels earned. Caitlin Clark has been building to this moment since her high school days, lighting up the scoreboards at Iowa, dropping deep threes like they were layups, and drawing in viewers who weren’t even regular basketball fans. She made the NCAA title game more watched than the men’s one. She made debates about the WNBA trend on platforms that usually only cared about the NBA. And now, she’s done this—brought over a million people together to cast a vote in her name.
People aren’t showing up for the hype. They’re showing up because they believe in her.
There’s something really human about that. When Clark steps onto the court as an All-Star captain, it won’t just be about scoring or passing. It’ll be about what she represents—hope, excitement, and the fact that the WNBA is no longer asking for attention. It’s demanding it.
And let’s not forget the players who came before her—A’ja Wilson, Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, and so many others—who helped build this stage. Clark is standing on their shoulders, and now she’s pulling thousands of new fans onto the court with her.
The WNBA is changing. And Caitlin Clark didn’t just join the movement—she became the face of it.
As she drafts her All-Star team on ESPN on July 8, and as the game tips off on July 19, the world will be watching. Not just to see if she wins or puts up a triple-double, but because something about this moment feels bigger than just basketball. It feels like a turning point.
And all it took was 1,293,526 people clicking a button, saying, “Yeah, her. She’s the one.”