† 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
GroupJessupPennsylvaniaUnited States
Irish22.3%14.8%9.4%
Italian20.1%10.6%4.8%
German13.6%21.6%12.5%
Polish13.5%5.4%2.2%
English6.4%8.3%9.5%
American5.8%4.4%5.3%
Welsh3.6%——
Russian3.4%——
Puerto Rican3.9%3.7%1.8%
Dominican1.7%1.4%0.7%
Mexican1.1%1.4%11.3%
Honduran0.6%—0.3%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.2%0.4%
Ecuadorian0.2%——
Asian Indian1.4%1.2%1.4%
Filipino0.5%0.2%0.9%
Nepalese0.3%——
Chinese0.2%0.9%1.3%
Bhutanese0.2%——
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
Jessup
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
45.6
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
3.0%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.6%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Jessup
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$64,844
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.1%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.1%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Jessup
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.8%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.2%
5.6%
13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
3.7%
0.1%
0.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Jessup
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.
Jessup, Pennsylvania
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+35.5%
2008
+46.1%
2012
+47.5%
2016
+12.0%
2020
+13.6%
2024
+8.8%
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
D
54.0%Harris1,533
45.1%Trump1,282
0.9%
D+8.8
R+4.8
D+10.3
2,841
D
56.2%Biden1,580
42.6%Trump1,197
1.1%
D+13.6
D+1.6
D+9.2
2,809
D
54.1%Clinton1,383
42.0%Trump1,075
3.9%
D+12.0
R+35.4
D+10.0
2,557
D
73.0%Obama1,745
25.5%Romney610
1.5%
D+47.5
D+1.4
D+43.6
2,390
D
72.5%Obama1,981
26.4%McCain722
1.0%
D+46.1
D+10.6
D+38.8
2,731
D
67.2%Kerry1,738
31.7%Bush819
1.2%
D+35.5
—
D+38.0
2,587
Jessup sits in the anthracite-era landscape of northeastern Pennsylvania, where post-mining economic shifts have reshaped voter priorities over decades. Its modest population punches above its size in Lackawanna County's competitive electoral math.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.5 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.8 points.
A population of 4,495, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,844 describe the city.
In 2024, Jessup, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 8.8 points (D+8.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,841 votes cast, 1,533 went Democratic and 1,282 went Republican.
How many people live in Jessup, Pennsylvania?
Jessup, Pennsylvania has a population of 4,495 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jessup, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Jessup, Pennsylvania is $64,844 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Jessup, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Jessup, Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
