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County twins · 18.1% profile similarity

District of Columbia, DCvs.New York County, NY

New York County reports the higher provisional acceptance: 75.5% versus 9.2% in District of Columbia.

Population681,2941,629,477
Median household income$109,870$103,931
Bachelor's degree or higher64.3%64.2%
Poverty15.4%16.5%
Foreign-born14.3%28.2%
No vehicle36.0%78.0%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout53.7%57.0%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.69%1.25%
Polling places per 10,000 voters2.3%4.3%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate9.2%75.5%

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

District of Columbia

Transmitted
453,858
Returned
169,280
Rejected
1,169

Mail-ballot path

New York County

Transmitted
111,718
Returned
94,133
Rejected
1,179