Oxford, Maryland is a small town located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It has a population of approximately 1,400 people and is known for its quiet charm. Politics in Oxford are quite active with several local political candidates running in recent years. The mayor of Oxford is currently Elaine Warga-Murray who was re-elected in 2019. She is passionate about supporting local businesses and preserving the historic character of Oxford. Other candidates that have run for office include David Brinkley, Liz Chami, Phillip Kranenburg, and John Toner. Each candidate brings unique experiences to the table and all are committed to improving the quality of life in Oxford. With the municipal election coming up in 2021, residents can expect to see an exciting race as many more candidates enter the fray.
The political climate in Zip 21654 (Oxford, MD) is leaning conservative.
Talbot County, MD is leaning liberal. In Talbot County, MD 49.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Talbot county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.0% to 48.5%.
Talbot county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21654 (Oxford, MD) is leaning conservative.
Oxford, Maryland is leaning conservative.
Talbot County, Maryland is leaning liberal.
Easton Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Maryland is very liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Oxford, Maryland: R R r R R d
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 21654 (Oxford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 434 contributions totaling $174,031 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $401 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $33,275 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $564 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)