Cooperstown, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Cooperstown

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Cooperstown leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.

 

About 75% of adults in Cooperstown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cooperstown, ~46% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Cooperstown compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Cooperstown leans more Democratic than 127 of 130 neighbors.

Cooperstown runs about 11 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cooperstown. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+32) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+4), a spread of about 28 points.

Why Cooperstown 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 Cooperstown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 50% of adults in Cooperstown hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 32% of adults in Cooperstown have never been married, above 81% of cities.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cooperstown, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Cooperstown looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cooperstown is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.