† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupJeannettePennsylvaniaUnited States
German23.8%21.6%12.5%
Italian15.3%10.6%4.8%
Irish14.3%14.8%9.4%
English8.8%8.3%9.5%
Polish7.5%5.4%2.2%
Slovak3.7%0.8%—
American3.6%4.4%5.3%
Scottish1.7%1.1%1.3%
African American†9.6%8.7%9.9%
Mexican2.1%1.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican2.1%3.7%1.8%
Asian Indian0.3%1.2%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.9%1.3%
Filipino0.1%0.2%0.9%
Vietnamese0.1%0.3%0.6%
Korean0.1%0.2%0.4%
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
Jeannette
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
47.1
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
6.4%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.9%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Jeannette
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$49,188
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.8%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.4%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Jeannette
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.4%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
3.9%
5.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Jeannette
Pennsylvania
United States
Catholic
—
21.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
9.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
53.1%
51.5%
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.
Jeannette, Pennsylvania
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+1.5%
2008
−2.4%
2012
−7.5%
2016
−23.9%
2020
−18.9%
2024
−19.1%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
40.0%Harris1,729
59.2%Trump2,555
0.8%
R+19.1
R+0.2
R+17.7
4,318
R
39.7%Biden1,648
58.6%Trump2,432
1.6%
R+18.9
D+5.0
R+23.4
4,148
R
36.4%Clinton1,394
60.3%Trump2,310
3.2%
R+23.9
R+16.5
R+26.0
3,828
R
45.7%Obama1,674
53.2%Romney1,947
1.1%
R+7.5
R+5.0
R+11.3
3,662
R
47.8%Obama1,989
50.2%McCain2,090
2.0%
R+2.4
R+3.9
R+9.7
4,163
D
49.8%Kerry2,133
48.3%Bush2,069
1.8%
D+1.5
—
D+4.0
4,281
Jeannette's population has fallen by more than half since its mid-century peak as a glassmaking hub, and the city's working-class electorate has tracked the broader Westmoreland County shift away from its once-reliable Democratic baseline.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 1.5 points in 2004 and a Republican high of 23.9 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 19.1 points.
A population of 8,657, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,188 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Homeacre-Lyndora and Lower Burrell.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Jeannette, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 19.1 points (R+19.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,318 votes cast, 1,729 went Democratic and 2,555 went Republican.
When did Jeannette, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jeannette, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2004.
How many people live in Jeannette, Pennsylvania?
Jeannette, Pennsylvania has a population of 8,657 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jeannette, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Jeannette, Pennsylvania is $49,188 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Jeannette, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Jeannette, Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
