County twins · 59.3% profile similarity
Merced County, CAvs.Hidalgo County, TX
Hidalgo County reports the higher polling-place density: 6.5% versus 1.7% in Merced County.
Population290,201891,977
Median household income$65,510$54,338
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%20.6%
Poverty19.1%26.7%
Foreign-born25.6%26.1%
No vehicle7.3%5.6%
Administrative contrast
Where the election systems separate
Registered-voter turnout54.8%↔49.0%
Mail-ballot rejection rate1.37%↔4.42%
Polling places per 10,000 voters1.7%↔6.5%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate95.3%↔59.7%
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
Merced County
- Transmitted
- 137,645
- Returned
- 74,184
- Rejected
- 1,019
Mail-ballot path
Hidalgo County
- Transmitted
- 6,870
- Returned
- 5,704
- Rejected
- 252