 In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 422 ballots cast (52.7% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 306 votes (38.2% vs. 47.7%), Independent Chris Daggett with 47 votes (5.9% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 12 votes (1.5% vs. 1.2%), among the 801 ballots cast by the city's 1,590 registered voters, yielding a 50.4% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).The Beverly City Schools serve students in public school for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Beverly City School.As of the 2017–18 school year, the district and its one school had an enrollment of 301 students and 27.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9