Jackson Summit is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Jackson Summit typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jackson Summit, ~16% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jackson Summit compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jackson Summit leans more Republican than 66 of 104 neighbors.
Jackson Summit runs about 56 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Jackson Summit leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Jackson Summit, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Jackson Summit drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Jackson Summit fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Jackson Summit are family households, above 76% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Jackson Summit, PA sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Jackson Summit looks the way it does
Turnout in Jackson Summit sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Sagetown, NY R+43
- Lawrenceville, PA R+54
- Caton, NY R+40
- Painter Run, PA R+51
- Tioga, PA R+57
- Presho, NY R+45
- Tioga Junction, PA R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Picabo, ID R+57
- Kirk, KY R+62
- Sebasco Estates, ME Even
- Mount Crest, TN R+73
- Speed, NC D+5
- Topeka Junction, GA R+73
- Skerry, NY R+42
- Sunnydale, KS R+52
- Finneywood, VA R+7
- Holland, NE R+41
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.