Oxford, MA is a small town located in Worcester County with a population of approximately 13,500 people. Despite its size, the town has a vibrant political landscape that is actively engaged in local and state politics. Oxford is governed by an elected Board of Selectmen which oversees the executive branch of government. The Board works together with the Town Manager to manage day-to-day operations of the town and provides general oversight on issues like budgets, personnel decisions and ordinances. All residents have the opportunity to participate in local elections by voting for their preferred candidates for Town Meeting Member or Town Election Officer. There are also many opportunities to get involved in community organizing efforts related to local and state issues, such as affordable housing and environmental concerns. Oxford residents take pride in their ability to make an impact on the world around them through their active participation in their democratic process.
The political climate in Oxford, MA is leaning liberal.
Worcester County, MA is moderately liberal. In Worcester County, MA 57.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Worcester county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.6% to 39.7%.
Worcester county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oxford, MA is leaning liberal.
Worcester County, Massachusetts is moderately liberal.
Worcester Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Massachusetts is very 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, Massachusetts: 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, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 721 contributions totaling $63,667 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 180 contributions totaling $23,464 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)