Oxford Borough, PA is a small rural town located in Chester County with a population of about 5,357. It is governed by an elected Mayor and six Council Members that are voted into office every four years. The local political atmosphere in Oxford revolves around three major goals: maintaining fiscal responsibility, enhancing public safety and promoting economic development. In addition to the Mayor and Council members, local residents can get involved in politics on a grassroots level by attending town hall meetings or joining various community organizations. With its strong commitment to preserving the town’s historic character while at the same time driving economic growth, Oxford is home to a vibrant political environment that strives to ensure its citizens have their voices heard and their needs met.
The political climate in Oxford, PA is somewhat liberal.
Chester County, PA is moderately liberal. In Chester County, PA 57.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chester county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.8% to 40.7%.
Chester county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oxford, PA is somewhat liberal.
Chester County, Pennsylvania is moderately liberal.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Pennsylvania is leaning 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, Pennsylvania: r r d r 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, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 875 contributions totaling $56,773 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 172 contributions totaling $16,974 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)