Oxford, OH is a small town of around 21,000 people located in the southwest corner of Ohio. It is home to Miami University and has a charming historic downtown district. Politically, Oxford has a strong sense of community involvement with many active citizens taking part in the local political landscape. The city council consists of five members who are elected by residents and serve four-year terms. The mayor is also elected by voters every four years. Major issues affecting Oxford include economic development, public safety, infrastructure investments, and environmental protection. Residents have recently come together to advocate for increasing funding for public transportation and increasing affordable housing options. There is a broad range of opinion among the city’s citizens on various political topics and candidates, making for vibrant civic discourse throughout the year.
The political climate in Oxford, OH is leaning conservative.
Butler County, OH is moderately conservative. In Butler County, OH 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.3% to 37.3%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oxford, OH is leaning conservative.
Butler County, Ohio is moderately conservative.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Ohio is leaning conservative.
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, Ohio: 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, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,880 contributions totaling $213,219 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 185 contributions totaling $39,013 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)