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

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

Copake leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.

 

About 78% of adults in Copake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Copake, ~44% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Copake compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Copake leans more Democratic than 52 of 99 neighbors.

Politically, Copake sits close to the rest of New York.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 37% of adults in Copake hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 28%.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Copake, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Copake looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Copake 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Copake own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.