Cooper leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 26% of adults in Cooper typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cooper, ~14% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~74% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cooper compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Cooper leans more Democratic than 3 of 6 neighbors.
Cooper runs about 59 points more Democratic than Oklahoma as a whole. Oklahoma leans Republican overall, while Cooper is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Cooper. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+21) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+5), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Cooper leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Cooper, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cooper votes against the grain of Oklahoma. Oklahoma leans Republican overall, while Cooper runs about 59 points more Democratic.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Cooper, Tulsa, OK does.
Why turnout in Cooper looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cooper is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 11 points below the Oklahoma average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 37% of adults in Cooper report food insecurity, above 91% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 68% of adults in Cooper have completed high school, below 96% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- McClure Park, Tulsa, OK D+3
- Lynn Lane, Tulsa, OK R+22
- McKinley Mitchell, Tulsa, OK D+11
- Maxwell, Tulsa, OK D+7
- Mayo Meadow, Tulsa, OK D+18
- Turner Park, Tulsa, OK D+19
- Sequoyah, Tulsa, OK D+11
- Minshall Park, Tulsa, OK D+5
- Springdale, Tulsa, OK D+21
- Brookside, Tulsa, OK D+16
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Oaks, Garland, TX D+7
- Sheridan Hollow, Albany, NY D+71
- Greenbush, Madison, WI D+71
- Colonial Village, Sacramento, CA D+29
- Charleston Historic District, Charleston, SC D+12
- Hidden Hills, Jacksonville, FL R+8
- oakwood, Bedford, OH D+60
- Stonemeade, Alafaya, FL D+6
- North Side Hill, Eau Claire, WI D+22
- Marquette, Muskegon, MI D+43
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Oklahoma State Election Board, 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.