The small town of Beaufort, MO, with a population of just over 500 people, is a peaceful and historic place located in the heart of Franklin County. The town is governed by the Mayor and Board of Alderman, who are elected to two-year terms by local residents. Currently, the Mayor is Jason Pate, and the four Aldermen are Charles Ketterman, Harold Higgins, William Conway, and Martha Schultz. The Town Clerk is Ms. Dixie Smith. This group works together to ensure that Beaufort remains a safe and pleasant community for its citizens. They also strive to maintain the small-town charm that makes this area so special. In addition to their regular duties, these representatives take part in numerous community events throughout the year to promote civic engagement and inspire civic pride amongst local citizens.
The political climate in Zip 63013 (Beaufort, MO) is very conservative.
Franklin County, MO is very conservative. In Franklin County, MO 27.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.8% to 27.1%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 63013 (Beaufort, MO) is very conservative.
Beaufort, Missouri is very conservative.
Franklin County, Missouri is very conservative.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Missouri is somewhat conservative.
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.
Beaufort, Missouri: R R R R R R
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 63013 (Beaufort)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $1,157 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $1,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $550 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)