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County twins · 80.8% profile similarity

Kings County, CAvs.Ector County, TX

Kings County reports the higher provisional acceptance: 97.7% versus 63.0% in Ector County.

Population153,298164,654
Median household income$70,995$71,536
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%17.6%
Poverty16.0%16.4%
Foreign-born19.2%16.7%
No vehicle5.8%6.1%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout53.2%47.8%
Mail-ballot rejection rate1.50%0.44%
Polling places per 10,000 voters2.1%5.8%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate97.7%63.0%

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

Kings County

Transmitted
69,934
Returned
35,786
Rejected
537

Mail-ballot path

Ector County

Transmitted
1,651
Returned
1,358
Rejected
6