Copeland is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Copeland typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Copeland, ~6% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~51% 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 7 of 10 neighbors.
Copeland runs about 59 points more Republican than Kansas 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 Kansas average of 19%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Copeland, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Copeland looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Copeland is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Montezuma, KS R+71
- Sublette, KS R+63
- Haggard, KS R+76
- Missler, KS R+69
- Ingalls, KS R+79
- Plymell, KS R+68
- Satanta, KS R+67
- Plains, KS R+64
- Ensign, KS R+77
- Cimarron, KS R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elm Park, LA R+62
- Glenmore, WV R+50
- Sunshine, LA D+14
- Middletown, MO R+69
- Evant, TX R+75
- Sunshine, NM R+27
- South Wilmington, IL R+39
- Vera Cruz, IN R+70
- Rock View, WV R+68
- Newsoms, VA R+22
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kansas 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.