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County twins · 74.2% profile similarity

Apache County, AZvs.McKinley County, NM

McKinley County reports the higher polling-place density: 18.9% versus 14.7% in Apache County.

Population65,34170,431
Median household income$41,438$47,668
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%13.3%
Poverty30.5%33.2%
Foreign-born1.6%2.4%
No vehicle11.5%10.7%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout57.1%54.0%
Mail-ballot rejection rate3.49%0.60%
Polling places per 10,000 voters14.7%18.9%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate63.5%73.3%

Measures come from reporting 2024 EAVS jurisdictions. Missing fields remain missing. A difference describes administration and coverage; it does not establish cause or wrongdoing.

Mail-ballot path

Apache County

Transmitted
32,971
Returned
21,608
Rejected
755

Mail-ballot path

McKinley County

Transmitted
944
Returned
833
Rejected
5