Oxford, ME is a small town located in the Androscoggin County of Maine. It is home to slightly over 2,000 people and has a rich history of involvement in politics. The town has a council-manager form of government with five elected members on the council who serve two year terms. The meetings are open to the public and many citizens take part in discussing important issues that need addressing. Local political candidates often come from the community, as there is an abundance of passionate residents eager to make changes for the betterment of their town. Recent initiatives have included increasing public safety, making environmental improvements, and introducing initiatives aimed at improving quality of life for residents. Oxford takes pride in its commitment to democracy and continues to be actively engaged in local politics today.
The political climate in Zip 04270 (Oxford, ME) is somewhat conservative.
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
Zip 04270 (Oxford, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Oxford, Maine is somewhat conservative.
Oxford County, Maine 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 zip 04270 (Oxford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 260 contributions totaling $19,745 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $35,122 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $331 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)