Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0How is De Beque run?
De Beque’s town government spent $4.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $8,330 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: De Beque didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how De Beque is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
The typical homeowner pays $462 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.19% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across Colorado.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at De Beque’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to De Beque’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in De Beque →
About $8,330 per resident a year, or $22.82 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 29%.
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De Beque didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for De Beque yet
Every year of De Beque’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Who’s in charge in De Beque
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
De Beque’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on debeque.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 50 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (546).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
De Beque School District 49-JT
De Beque’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,681 per pupil, $10,211 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
De Beque’s votes are counted by county
Colorado reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for De Beque alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Mesa County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.9%55,839 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat36.6%33,573 votesOthers: 2.4% (2,208 votes).
Most votes in Mesa County: Donald J Trump
Colorado: Harris 54.1%, Trump 43.1%
100% of De Beque lies in Mesa County. Every 2024 race in Mesa County is on the county’s page.
Mesa County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for De Beque.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: debeque.org ↗
- 2Colorado HouseState representatives
- 3Colorado SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Colorado
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach De Beque’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about De Beque’s government
How much does De Beque spend per resident?
About $8,330 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (De Beque didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $7.3 million.
What is the property tax rate in De Beque?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $462 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.19% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across Colorado. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see debeque.org.
Who runs De Beque’s government?
See debeque.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for De Beque yet.
How did De Beque vote in 2024?
Colorado counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for De Beque alone. Mesa County, where 100% of De Beque lies, voted Trump 60.9%, Harris 36.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for De Beque?
11 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $94,703 (about $1.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents De Beque in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Janice Rich) and State House District 54 (Matt Soper). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about De Beque’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for De Beque, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →