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County twins · 71.4% profile similarity

Hancock County, GAvs.Tensas Parish, LA

Tensas Parish reports the higher polling-place density: 37.2% versus 28.0% in Hancock County.

Population8,6503,935
Median household income$40,082$36,615
Bachelor's degree or higher10.3%14.6%
Poverty30.6%34.4%
Foreign-born2.2%0.9%
No vehicle8.4%9.5%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout67.7%63.5%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.63%0.00%
Polling places per 10,000 voters28.0%37.2%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate33.3%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

Hancock County

Transmitted
526
Returned
479
Rejected
3

Mail-ballot path

Tensas Parish

Transmitted
437
Returned
295
Rejected
0