Oxford is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Oxford typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oxford, ~12% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~36% 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 9 of 22 neighbors.
Oxford runs about 51 points more Republican than Texas 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.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Oxford sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 41 points above the Texas average of 56%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Oxford are family households, above 94% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Oxford, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bend, TX R+66
- Llano, TX R+60
- Valley Spring, TX R+72
- Castell, TX R+69
- Lone Grove, TX R+72
- Kingsland, TX R+50
- Sunrise Beach Village, TX R+56
- Loyal Valley, TX R+67
- Willow City, TX R+70
- Buchanan Dam, TX R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pensaukee, WI R+42
- Kawela Bay, HI Even
- North Petersburg, NY R+32
- Jimtown, CA D+44
- Kymulga, AL Even
- Gaastra, MI R+32
- Imlay, NV R+64
- Sand City, CA D+33
- Rockwood, IL R+59
- Cloverland, IN R+45
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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.