The Oxford, MS Metro Area is strongly influenced by its local politics. It is a hub of activity with candidates running for office that serve to represent the diverse population of the area. The Oxford area has a wide variety of elected representatives, from members of the United States House of Representatives to mayors and city council members serving at the local level. These officials are responsible for creating policies that shape our community, so it’s important for citizens to stay up-to-date on who is running in upcoming elections and become well informed about their respective platforms. From addressing economic issues to improving public education, it’s important to understand the different perspectives each candidate brings to the table and how they plan to help better our community.
The political climate in Oxford Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Oxford Metro Area 43.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Oxford metro area remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 43.0%.
The Oxford metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oxford Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Mississippi is moderately 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, Mississippi: 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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Oxford Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,228 contributions totaling $342,206 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,371 contributions totaling $871,530 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $636 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)