Oxford, Connecticut is a small town located in New Haven County. While the population size is relatively small, local politics in Oxford are an important part of keeping the community running smoothly. The town is run by an elected Board of Selectmen that set policies and budgets which the Town Administrator implements. Local elections are held every two years to elect officials to serve on the board. Community members also come together on several other boards such as Parks & Recreation, Planning & Zoning, and Public Works to discuss issues facing Oxford and make decisions about how to best address them. In addition, there are usually debates during election season where citizens can get to know their candidates better and learn more about their platforms. All of these aspects of local politics play a crucial role in maintaining the vibrant community in Oxford.
The political climate in Oxford, CT is leaning liberal.
New Haven County, CT is moderately liberal. In New Haven County, CT 58.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Haven county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.0% to 40.6%.
New Haven county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oxford, CT is leaning liberal.
New Haven County, Connecticut is moderately liberal.
New Haven-Milford Metro Area is moderately 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.
Oxford, 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 Oxford, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 541 contributions totaling $20,423 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $11,907 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)