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County twins · 70.8% profile similarity

Kern County, CAvs.El Paso County, TX

Kern County reports the higher provisional acceptance: 93.0% versus 30.1% in El Paso County.

Population915,075870,779
Median household income$70,210$59,806
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%25.9%
Poverty19.1%18.8%
Foreign-born20.2%23.1%
No vehicle6.7%6.4%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout56.7%50.9%
Mail-ballot rejection rate1.01%3.04%
Polling places per 10,000 voters3.6%4.6%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate93.0%30.1%

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

Kern County

Transmitted
471,378
Returned
239,238
Rejected
2,414

Mail-ballot path

El Paso County

Transmitted
10,651
Returned
9,416
Rejected
286