Oxford, CO Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Oxford

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Oxford leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.

 

About 81% of adults in Oxford typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oxford, ~37% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Oxford compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Oxford leans more Republican than 6 of 18 neighbors.

Oxford runs about 19 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Oxford is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oxford. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+8) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+36), a spread of about 44 points.

Why Oxford leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Oxford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Oxford votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Oxford runs about 19 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Oxford are family households, above 78% of cities.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Oxford, CO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Oxford looks the way it does

Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Oxford have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Colorado Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.

Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.

Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.