[21] The city and all of Burlington County constitute a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.

[22] Beverly was originally incorporated as a borough on March 5, 1850, within Willingboro Township.

[26][27][28] The 2010 United States census counted 2,577 people, 1,002 households, and 671 families in the city.

[38] At the 2000 United States census,[16] there were 2,661 people, 960 households and 694 families residing in the city.

[7][40] As of 2024[update], the Mayor of the City of Beverly is Democrat Randy H. Miller Sr., whose term of office ends December 31, 2027.

[3][41][42][43] Luis Crespo was appointed by the council in December 2012 to fill the vacant seat of Scott Perkins.

[44] In the November 2013 general election, Republican Mark Schwedes defeated Crespo to win the remaining two years of the unexpired term.

[47][48][49] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 3rd congressional district is currently represented Herb Conaway (D, Delran Township).

[51] For the 2024-2025 session, the 7th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Troy Singleton (D, Palmyra) and in the General Assembly by Carol A. Murphy (D, Mount Laurel).

[52] Burlington County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of five members who are chosen at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year; at an annual reorganization meeting, the board selects a director and deputy director from among its members to serve a one-year term.

[58][53][59][60][61][62] Burlington County's Constitutional Officers are: Clerk Joanne Schwartz (D, Southampton Township, 2028)[63][64] Sheriff James H. Kostoplis (D, Bordentown, 2025)[65][66] and Surrogate Brian J. Carlin (D, Burlington Township, 2026).

[75] Among the city's 2010 Census population, 59.9% (vs. 61.7% in Burlington County) were registered to vote, including 77.9% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.3% countywide).

[81][82] 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).

[89] Students from Beverly, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the Burlington County Institute of Technology, a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in Medford and Westampton.

The Beverly/Edgewater Park station[92] provides service between the Trenton Transit Center in Trenton and the Walter Rand Transportation Center (and other stops) in Camden on NJ Transit's River Line light rail system.