Copperas Cove leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Copperas Cove typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Copperas Cove, ~22% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Copperas Cove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Copperas Cove leans more Republican than 5 of 28 neighbors.
Copperas Cove runs about 9 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Copperas Cove. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+34) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Copperas Cove 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 Copperas Cove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Copperas Cove votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 75%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Copperas Cove, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Copperas Cove looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Copperas Cove is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 37% of households in Copperas Cove rent, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kay Bee Heights, TX R+15
- Kempner, TX R+52
- Fort Hood, TX R+3
- Topsey, TX R+65
- Killeen, TX D+23
- Rumley, TX R+71
- Pidcoke, TX R+69
- Maxdale, TX R+30
- Briggs, TX R+66
- Harker Heights, TX Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cullman, AL R+71
- Long Beach, NY D+5
- Ocean Springs, MS R+48
- College Park, MD D+60
- San Juan, TX Even
- Belton, TX R+32
- Adelanto, CA D+8
- Kearney, NE R+29
- La Puente, CA D+28
- Peachtree City, GA R+18
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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.