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County twins · 77.1% profile similarity

Sonoma County, CAvs.Kane County, IL

Kane County reports the higher polling-place density: 3.4% versus 1.2% in Sonoma County.

Population485,040517,255
Median household income$104,674$103,163
Bachelor's degree or higher38.5%38.1%
Poverty8.9%7.9%
Foreign-born16.8%17.2%
No vehicle4.8%4.7%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout72.1%72.7%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.70%0.66%
Polling places per 10,000 voters1.2%3.4%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate99.4%88.6%

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

Sonoma County

Transmitted
317,533
Returned
235,848
Rejected
1,659

Mail-ballot path

Kane County

Transmitted
51,344
Returned
45,382
Rejected
299