Oxford is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Oxford typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oxford, ~10% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~21% 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 27 of 35 neighbors.
Oxford runs about 41 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
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.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 90% of households in Oxford are family households, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Oxford sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 89% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Oxford, ID sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Oxford looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Oxford have completed high school, about 6 points above the Idaho average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Treasureton, ID R+75
- Glendale, ID R+78
- Preston, ID R+75
- Mapleton, ID R+79
- Banida, ID R+81
- Whitney, ID R+77
- Dayton, ID R+81
- Clifton, ID R+81
- Franklin, ID R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Turin, IA R+48
- Johnsville, MD R+45
- Jethro, AR R+70
- La Junta, NM D+13
- Enloe, TX R+79
- Bessville, MO R+72
- Litsey, KY R+67
- West Crossing, GA R+68
- Wrights, IL R+65
- Piqua, KY R+60
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Idaho 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.