Oxford, Indiana is a small town located in Benton County, with a population of 47971 residents. The politics of this small town are largely focused on issues that affect the entire county, such as local infrastructure and education. The most prominent political figures in Oxford are members of the Benton County Board of Commissioners, who are responsible for setting the county budget and making decisions about public services such as roads and schools. Additionally, Oxford also elects state representatives to represent their interests in Indianapolis, as well as members of Congress to represent them in Washington D.C. In recent years, Oxford has seen an increase in voter turnout due to important elections held at both local and national levels. This increased attention to politics has resulted in more engaged citizens who are eager to have their voices heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 47971 (Oxford, IN) is very conservative.
Benton County, IN is very conservative. In Benton County, IN 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 24.5%.
Benton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47971 (Oxford, IN) is very conservative.
Oxford, Indiana is very conservative.
Benton County, Indiana is very conservative.
Lafayette-West Lafayette Metro Area is leaning conservative.
Indiana is somewhat 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, Indiana: 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 47971 (Oxford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $1,364 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $1,571 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)