Oxford leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Oxford typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oxford, ~37% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~16% 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 71 of 109 neighbors.
Oxford runs about 36 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Oxford is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
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 Republican even though it is densely developed (about 42%, modestly below the Massachusetts average of 50%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Oxford runs against the grain of Massachusetts, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Oxford, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Oxford looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Oxford is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Oxford, MA R+12
- Webster, MA Even
- Charlton, MA R+14
- Dudley, MA R+12
- Rochdale, MA R+7
- Auburn, MA D+6
- Sutton, MA D+4
- South Sutton, MA R+20
- Millbury, MA Even
- Mystic Grove, MA R+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cheboygan, MI R+22
- Oneida, NY R+17
- Largo, MD D+86
- Grosse Pointe Park, MI D+34
- Stuarts Draft, VA R+46
- Pacific, MO R+39
- Dobbs Ferry, NY D+43
- Burkburnett, TX R+56
- Mount Sinai, NY R+24
- Rockwood, MI R+18
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, 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.