The politics of Oxoboxo River, CT are largely focused on local issues. A wide variety of topics are discussed, including education, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. Local elections are held every two years for the Board of Selectmen, Town Meeting Members, the Mayor, tax collector and other town offices. All candidates must be registered voters in Oxoboxo River and must meet certain requirements to run for office. The community is actively involved in determining who their representatives will be. Town meetings and other community events provide a platform for local residents to get informed and make their opinions heard. The Board of Selectmen serve as an important decision making body in the town, setting policies that have a direct impact on the lives and livelihoods of Oxoboxo River residents.
The political climate in Oxoboxo River, CT is leaning liberal.
New London County, CT is somewhat liberal. In New London County, CT 56.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New London county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.9% to 40.9%.
New London county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oxoboxo River, CT is leaning liberal.
New London County, Connecticut is somewhat liberal.
Norwich-New London Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Connecticut is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Oxoboxo River, Connecticut: D D D D d D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Oxoboxo River, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 204 contributions totaling $114,139 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $560 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $36,919 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $434 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)