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1876–2024
Oxford, MS·Mississippi

Oxford, MS has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+22 in 2024.

A university town that swings markedly left in a deep-red state

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MS
LatestR+22in 2024
TypologyBlack Beltcluster typology
Population70,7462024 ACS

Oxford, MS, Mississippi: Black Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+22%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+22MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Black BeltAkashic typology
Population
70,7462024 5-year
Median household income
$64,0192024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
67.5%2024 5-year
Black
25.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+96 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+70 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Oxford, MS
TrumpR+22
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2024 presidential margin by county for Oxford, MS, MSA map of the constituent counties of Oxford, MS, MS, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Lafayette County, MS · R+22Yalobusha County, MS · R+21
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican60.0%17,568
Kamala HarrisDemocratic38.4%11,245
OtherAll other candidates1.6%474
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −21.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−21.6%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+74.4%
1896+83.5%
1900+83.8%
1904No data
1908No data
1912+88.7%
1916+92.1%
1920+62.2%
1924+90.0%
1928+79.3%
1932+95.9%
1936+96.4%
1940+94.0%
1944+90.6%
1948+22.0%
1952+39.2%
1956+45.3%
1960+14.6%
1964−70.2%
1968+6.3%
1972−55.4%
1976+11.2%
1980+11.3%
1984−19.8%
1988−14.3%
1992+2.5%
1996+4.2%
2000−9.7%
2004−15.9%
2008−10.9%
2012−12.5%
2016−14.4%
2020−12.6%
2024−21.6%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−21.6%
11,24517,56829,287
R
−12.6%
12,85516,62029,958
R
−14.4%
10,55114,24825,720
R
−12.5%
11,12114,35125,859
R
−10.9%
11,14813,90625,286
R
−15.9%
8,87412,28221,373
R
−9.7%
7,8139,55117,906
D
+4.2%
7,0836,46414,572
D
+2.5%
7,8417,43016,645
R
−14.3%
6,3698,50114,945
R
−19.8%
5,9838,94014,965
D
+11.3%
8,3196,59015,354
D
+11.2%
6,9785,54312,854
R
−55.4%
2,3428,33510,808
O
+6.3%
2,4511,79710,302
R
−70.2%
9795,5876,566
D
+14.6%
1,9581,2544,825
D
+45.3%
2,9839894,397
D
+39.2%
3,7091,6215,330
O
+22.0%
879973,548
D
+90.6%
3,7301843,914
D
+94.0%
3,7431153,860
D
+96.4%
3,002513,060
D
+95.9%
3,367653,444
D
+79.3%
2,9013353,236
D
+90.0%
3,1401423,330
D
+62.2%
1,7654032,190
D
+92.1%
2,545962,660
D
+88.7%
1,761501,929
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D
+83.8%
1,9511592,139
D
+83.5%
2,4242022,660
D
+74.4%
1,581602,043
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.8%
Irish
8.0%
German
7.2%
American
6.1%
Scottish
2.5%
Italian
2.1%
French
1.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 32.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
0.7%
1.8%
75–84
2.6%
4.3%
65–74
5.1%
4.9%
55–64
5.6%
4.8%
45–54
5.2%
6.0%
35–44
6.1%
6.3%
25–34
6.6%
9.7%
18–24
11.1%
6.9%
5–17
7.0%
2.4%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,019
Oxford, MS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Oxford, MS$64,019
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.3%
Working age (18–64)20.1%
Seniors (65+)7.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.5%
Spanish1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
31.3%
Methodist
8.0%
Other Christian
4.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to the University of Mississippi, Oxford's Lafayette County metro posted a D+19.3 margin in 2024, a striking outlier in Mississippi's otherwise heavily Republican electoral map driven by a large student and academic population.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-six points in 1936 and a Republican high of seventy points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved nine points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-two points.

A population of 70,746, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,019 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Oxford, MS, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Oxford, MS, Mississippi voted Republican by 21.6 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,287 votes cast, 11,245 went Democratic and 17,568 went Republican.
What is Oxford, MS, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Oxford, MS, Mississippi in the "Black Belt" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 11 times, and other 2 times.
When did Oxford, MS, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Oxford, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Oxford, MS, Mississippi?
Oxford, MS, Mississippi has a population of 70,746 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oxford, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Oxford, MS, Mississippi is $64,019 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Oxford, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Oxford, MS, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.