The thermodynamics of interaction with water and the behavior of 5-vinyltetrazole copolymers with comonomers of different chemical natures and hydrophilicities in aqueous media have been studied. It has been shown that the presence of side perfluoroalkyl and disubstituted tetrazole fragments, which ensure a strong self-association of polymer chains in copolymer macromolecules, favors a greater decrease in water affinity of polymers compared to the effect of hydrophobic alkyl substituents.