Copeland is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Copeland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Copeland, ~11% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Copeland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Copeland leans more Republican than 5 of 7 neighbors.
Copeland runs about 29 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Copeland 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 Copeland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Copeland live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Idaho average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Copeland are family households, above 93% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Copeland, ID sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Copeland looks the way it does
Turnout in Copeland 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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- Threemile Corner, ID R+64
- Moyie Springs, ID R+65
- Naples, ID R+62
- Elmira, ID R+58
- Glengary, ID R+52
- Nordman, ID R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stonefort, IL R+66
- Point Hope, AK D+21
- Moran, KS R+58
- Waterville, WI R+32
- Manns Harbor, NC R+57
- Helm, MO R+69
- Riverview, OR R+28
- Arlington, IN R+60
- Ellenburg Depot, NY R+35
- Yosemite, KY R+76
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Idaho Secretary of State, 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.