† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupOxfordMississippiUnited States
English14.2%10.6%9.5%
Irish7.5%7.4%9.4%
German7.1%5.1%12.5%
American5.6%10.0%5.3%
Scottish2.6%1.6%1.3%
Italian2.3%1.7%4.8%
French1.5%1.7%1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.2%1.0%—
African American†24.6%35.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.8%0.5%
Bahamian0.2%——
Mexican2.3%1.9%11.3%
Cuban0.3%—0.7%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%
Spaniard0.2%——
Spanish0.2%——
Asian Indian0.9%0.1%1.4%
Chinese0.7%0.1%1.3%
Vietnamese0.5%0.2%0.6%
Pakistani0.3%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Oxford
Mississippi
United States
Median age
30.3
38.6
39.1
Age 18–24
21.8%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.9%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Oxford
Mississippi
United States
Median household income
$64,451
$56,447
$84,427
Poverty rate
25.4%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
57.5%
25.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Oxford
Mississippi
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.9%
4.3%
22.3%
Spanish
1.6%
2.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Oxford
Mississippi
United States
Catholic
—
3.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
39.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
40.7%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Oxford, Mississippi
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−11.7%
2008
−5.7%
2012
−8.9%
2016
−4.9%
2020
+0.1%
2024
−10.7%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
43.6%Harris4,135
54.4%Trump5,152
2.0%
R+10.7
R+10.8
R+9.3
9,476
D
49.1%Biden4,610
49.0%Trump4,602
1.9%
D+0.1
D+5.0
R+4.4
9,394
R
45.1%Clinton3,574
50.0%Trump3,961
5.0%
R+4.9
D+4.0
R+7.0
7,928
R
44.7%Obama3,480
53.6%Romney4,171
1.7%
R+8.9
R+3.1
R+12.7
7,786
R
46.4%Obama3,353
52.1%McCain3,768
1.5%
R+5.7
D+6.0
R+13.0
7,229
R
43.6%Kerry2,600
55.2%Bush3,298
1.2%
R+11.7
—
R+9.2
5,970
Home to the University of Mississippi, Oxford's student and faculty population pushes its vote margins noticeably left of surrounding Lafayette County, making it one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets in a reliably Republican region.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 0.1 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 11.7 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 10.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.7 points.
A population of 26,411, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,451 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Starkville and Montevallo.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Oxford, Mississippi voted Republican by 10.7 points (R+10.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,476 votes cast, 4,135 went Democratic and 5,152 went Republican.
When did Oxford, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Oxford, Mississippi voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Oxford, Mississippi?
Oxford, Mississippi has a population of 26,411 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oxford, Mississippi?
Median household income in Oxford, Mississippi is $64,451 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Oxford, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Oxford, Mississippi from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
