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1876–2024
Oxford County, Maine
Oxford County·Maine

Oxford County votes the way the country votes.

A rural county where presidential margins have swung sharply rightward since 2008

18762024·38 elections
Oxford County, Maine · Magicpiano · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+13
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
59,255
2024 ACS
Most similar
St. Lawrence County
NY · similarity 0.96
36 precincts · 34,590 votes cast
Trump · R+13
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−12.9%
14,76519,22834,590
2020R
−8.7%
14,75517,69833,810
2016R
−12.9%
12,17216,21031,201
2012D
+14.7%
16,33011,99629,420
2008D
+16.0%
17,94012,86331,650
2004D
+7.7%
16,61814,19631,546
2000D
+6.6%
13,64911,83527,493
1996D
+24.3%
13,5807,23826,091
1992D
+10.2%
11,2028,19429,356
1988R
−12.5%
10,52313,56824,266
1984R
−29.1%
8,43015,40823,948
1980R
−4.8%
9,91411,04123,474
1976R
−1.0%
10,34010,55121,516
1972R
−29.0%
6,66112,11418,823
1968D
+14.7%
10,8708,03019,275
1964D
+43.6%
13,6165,34018,975
1960R
−13.4%
8,95111,71520,666
1956R
−46.1%
4,65312,60717,260
1952R
−33.5%
5,75711,57517,375
1948R
−17.7%
5,1837,44412,782
1944R
−11.6%
6,3778,05314,442
1940R
−7.1%
7,5028,65616,183
1936R
−19.1%
5,8368,77815,366
1932R
−6.9%
7,1798,26415,673
1928R
−40.0%
4,0159,40913,490
1924R
−44.5%
2,5637,06210,103
1920R
−30.0%
3,9067,30111,304
1916R
−5.2%
3,6254,0267,782
1912D
+23.1%
2,9411,2347,392
1908R
−32.2%
2,0934,1796,476
1904R
−41.4%
1,5653,8835,601
1900R
−31.0%
2,0233,9126,094
1896R
−46.4%
1,6774,7796,682
1892R
−16.4%
2,4913,5206,272
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
7.4%
Other Christian
6.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.6%
Methodist
0.6%
Baptist
0.4%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 82.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Oxford County's economy centers on timber, agriculture, and small manufacturing, and its largely white, non-college electorate has shifted more than 20 points toward Republican presidential candidates over the past four election cycles.

The Democratic margin in Oxford County has rarely exceeded forty-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-six points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by thirteen points.

Oxford County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 93% non-Hispanic-white share, a 14% poverty rate, and a median household income of $60,173 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of St. Lawrence County and Franklin County.