The small town of Oxford, Connecticut, located in ZIP code 06478 is a community with a rich history and many political influences. The town first became a part of the United States back in 1798 when it was incorporated by the Connecticut General Assembly. It has since developed into a thriving community with many local businesses and organizations. Although Oxford does not have its own local political candidates, it still has plenty to offer in terms of politics. Many of the town's residents are actively involved in state and national issues, engaging in debates about policy and social issues that affect their day-to-day lives. Additionally, several prominent politicians from surrounding areas have been elected to office from Oxford, giving the people living there an important voice when it comes to influencing decision making at all levels of government. There is also an active advocacy effort put forth by many of the organizations around town to speak out on civil rights and other issues important to them. All of this serves to ensure that the citizens of Oxford have their voices heard on every level of politics.
The political climate in Zip 06478 (Oxford, CT) is leaning liberal.
New Haven County, CT is moderately liberal. In New Haven County, CT 58.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Haven county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.0% to 40.6%.
New Haven county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 06478 (Oxford, CT) is leaning liberal.
Oxford, Connecticut is leaning liberal.
New Haven County, Connecticut is moderately liberal.
New Haven-Milford Metro Area is moderately liberal.
Connecticut is moderately 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, Connecticut: D D D D 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 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 06478 (Oxford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 541 contributions totaling $20,423 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $11,907 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)