† 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
GroupJacksboroTexasUnited States
English13.4%7.9%9.5%
American10.0%4.6%5.3%
Irish8.4%6.0%9.4%
German6.1%8.3%12.5%
French2.3%1.5%1.6%
Welsh1.9%——
Scottish1.5%1.3%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.0%——
Mexican26.8%32.1%11.3%
Spanish1.1%——
Cuban0.8%0.5%0.7%
Dominican0.8%—0.7%
Argentinean0.3%——
African American†5.2%10.3%9.9%
African0.6%0.6%0.5%
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
Jacksboro
Texas
United States
Median age
40.5
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
4.8%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.3%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Jacksboro
Texas
United States
Median household income
$55,040
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.8%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
11.0%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Jacksboro
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
18.7%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
18.2%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Jacksboro
Texas
United States
Catholic
—
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
45.2%
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.
Jacksboro, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−57.1%
2008
−65.4%
2012
−78.3%
2016
−75.6%
2020
−78.7%
2024
−78.9%
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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
10.4%Harris176
89.3%Trump1,517
0.4%
R+78.9
R+0.2
R+77.5
1,699
R
10.3%Biden161
89.0%Trump1,391
0.7%
R+78.7
R+3.1
R+83.1
1,563
R
11.4%Clinton163
86.9%Trump1,248
1.7%
R+75.6
D+2.8
R+77.6
1,436
R
10.4%Obama129
88.7%Romney1,101
0.9%
R+78.3
R+13.0
R+82.2
1,241
R
15.8%Obama221
81.2%McCain1,134
3.0%
R+65.4
R+8.3
R+72.6
1,397
R
21.3%Kerry304
78.4%Bush1,117
0.3%
R+57.1
—
R+54.6
1,425
Jacksboro functions as the administrative and commercial hub of Jack County, a sparsely populated stretch of North Texas where oil, cattle, and agriculture have long shaped both the local economy and its reliably conservative voting patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 78.9 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 78.9 points.
A population of 4,334, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,040 describe the city.
In 2024, Jacksboro, Texas voted Republican by 78.9 points (R+78.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,699 votes cast, 176 went Democratic and 1,517 went Republican.
How many people live in Jacksboro, Texas?
Jacksboro, Texas has a population of 4,334 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jacksboro, Texas?
Median household income in Jacksboro, Texas is $55,040 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Jacksboro, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Jacksboro, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.