The community of Upper Oxford, PA is an active and engaged political one. With a strong local government and a vibrant history, the area has seen a number of important debates over the years. From educational funding to public safety, local residents have always felt strongly about their right to participate in their area's political process. At the same time, elected officials have worked hard to represent the views and opinions of their constituents. This commitment ensures that Upper Oxford remains an informed and influential part of Pennsylvania's political landscape. Despite this commitment, politics in Upper Oxford can be divided between those advocating for change and those content with the status quo. No matter what side they may be on, though, residents are passionate about getting involved in civic affairs and making sure that their voices are heard in town hall meetings or other forums.
The political climate in Upper Oxford, PA is leaning conservative.
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
Upper Oxford, PA is leaning conservative.
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.
Upper 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 Upper Oxford, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,909 contributions totaling $169,774 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 452 contributions totaling $74,113 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)