County twins · 73.5% profile similarity
Santa Cruz County, CAvs.Washington County, OR
Washington County reports the higher turnout: 75.7% versus 61.9% in Santa Cruz County.
Population264,926603,947
Median household income$111,093$107,772
Bachelor's degree or higher43.9%47.5%
Poverty11.6%8.1%
Foreign-born18.0%18.3%
No vehicle5.2%5.6%
Administrative contrast
Where the election systems separate
Registered-voter turnout61.9%↔75.7%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.38%↔1.92%
Polling places per 10,000 voters1.8%↔0.0%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate95.3%↔Not reported
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
Santa Cruz County
- Transmitted
- 177,764
- Returned
- 116,262
- Rejected
- 444
Mail-ballot path
Washington County
- Transmitted
- 395,158
- Returned
- 304,867
- Rejected
- 5,861