Oxford, NY is a small town located in Chenango County, New York. Though it is not the largest town in the county, it has its own unique political environment. The local politics of Oxford are largely dominated by the Republican Party. Currently, Robert Schieber serves as mayor of the town, working with members of the Town Board to ensure that decisions are being made that will benefit everyone in Oxford. The local political candidates often focus on issues such as public safety, infrastructure development, and fiscal responsibility. Additionally, there is an active presence from all levels of government that helps ensure that important decisions regarding Oxford are being made responsibly. In short, local politics in Oxford revolve around trying to make sure that everyone benefits from decisions made and services provided by elected officials and government agencies.
The political climate in Oxford, NY is moderately conservative.
Chenango County, NY is moderately conservative. In Chenango County, NY 37.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chenango county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.1%.
Chenango county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oxford, NY is moderately conservative.
Chenango County, New York is moderately conservative.
New York 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, New York: r R r r R R
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, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 666 contributions totaling $65,045 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 313 contributions totaling $39,155 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)