Oxford, ME County has a long and rich political history. The county is composed of several small towns, each with their own local politics. Town meetings are held every year, where voters can participate in the decision-making process of their town government. Additionally, there are several local elections held throughout the year to elect candidates for positions such as sheriff, mayor and council members. Every four years, Oxford County residents also vote in the presidential election. The votes of the people in this region have been influential on state and national politics over the years, making it an important part of Maine’s political landscape.
The political climate in Oxford County, ME is somewhat conservative.
In Oxford County, ME 44.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oxford county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 44.1%.
Oxford county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oxford County, ME is somewhat conservative.
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Maine is somewhat 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, Maine: d d D D 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 County, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,567 contributions totaling $202,745 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 495 contributions totaling $208,094 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $420 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)