Oxford is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.
About 28% of adults in Oxford typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oxford, ~23% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~72% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oxford compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Oxford is the most Democratic-leaning.
Oxford runs about 86 points more Democratic than Indiana as a whole. Indiana leans Republican overall, while Oxford is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Oxford leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood 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.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Oxford live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 52% of adults in Oxford have never been married, above 84% of neighborhoods. Oxford runs against the grain of Indiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Oxford, Fort Wayne, IN does.
Why turnout in Oxford looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Oxford is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 38%, about 23 points below the Indiana average of 61%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 44% of adults in Oxford report food insecurity, above 96% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 63% of adults in Oxford have completed high school, below 98% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Pettit-Rudisill, Fort Wayne, IN D+61
- West Central, Fort Wayne, IN D+31
- Bloomingdale, Fort Wayne, IN D+3
- Northside, Fort Wayne, IN D+17
- Canterbury Green, Fort Wayne, IN D+21
- Arlington Park, Fort Wayne, IN R+19
- Bryan Downtown Historic District, Bryan, OH R+30
- Holgate Avenue Historic District, Defiance, OH R+28
- Celina Main Street Historic District, Celina, OH R+48
- River Park, South Bend, IN D+21
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis, MN D+67
- Downtown Appleton, Appleton, WI D+21
- Natomas Crossing, Sacramento, CA D+41
- East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn, MI R+20
- Near Westside, Syracuse, NY D+53
- Park Duvalle, Louisville, KY D+88
- Riverchase Country Club, Hoover, AL R+31
- Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens, FL R+18
- Downtown Concord, Concord, CA D+44
- Dorsey-Riverbend, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+78
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Indiana 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.