USA Votes Data Lab Newsroom

County twins · 76.8% profile similarity

Nevada County, CAvs.Beaufort County, SC

Beaufort County reports the higher polling-place density: 8.0% versus 1.6% in Nevada County.

Population102,481195,289
Median household income$89,882$86,573
Bachelor's degree or higher41.5%46.0%
Poverty11.0%9.6%
Foreign-born6.4%7.7%
No vehicle4.2%4.3%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout69.0%67.4%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.65%1.54%
Polling places per 10,000 voters1.6%8.0%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate92.5%75.3%

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

Nevada County

Transmitted
77,689
Returned
55,193
Rejected
358

Mail-ballot path

Beaufort County

Transmitted
6,275
Returned
5,784
Rejected
89