Coopers Plains leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Coopers Plains typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Coopers Plains, ~33% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Coopers Plains compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Coopers Plains leans more Republican than 4 of 100 neighbors.
Coopers Plains runs about 18 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Coopers Plains is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Coopers Plains 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 Coopers Plains, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Coopers Plains votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Coopers Plains runs about 18 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Coopers Plains are family households, above 77% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Coopers Plains, NY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Coopers Plains looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Coopers Plains have completed high school, about 7 points above the New York average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Curtis, NY R+47
- Gang Mills, NY Even
- Painted Post, NY R+23
- Riverside, NY R+21
- Campbell, NY R+52
- Erwins, NY R+34
- Addison, NY R+56
- Thurston, NY R+60
- Rathbone, NY R+60
- Corning, NY Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zook, KS R+59
- North Bingen, AR R+65
- Gobler, MO R+70
- Shiloh, TN R+78
- Raft River, ID R+74
- Quiggleville, PA R+61
- Tonsina, AK R+31
- Camelot, TN R+71
- Lime Creek, MN R+55
- Egan, IL R+41
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New York State Board 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.