County twins · 55.9% profile similarity
Cook County, ILvs.Essex County, NJ
Essex County reports the higher polling-place density: 18.3% versus 7.9% in Cook County.
Population5,182,090863,002
Median household income$83,498$80,789
Bachelor's degree or higher42.7%39.1%
Poverty13.5%14.6%
Foreign-born21.8%30.1%
No vehicle18.0%21.0%
Administrative contrast
Where the election systems separate
Registered-voter turnout61.8%↔53.9%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.89%↔6.25%
Polling places per 10,000 voters7.9%↔18.3%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate39.1%↔83.5%
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
Cook County
- Transmitted
- 234,452
- Returned
- 193,945
- Rejected
- 1,727
Mail-ballot path
Essex County
- Transmitted
- 76,766
- Returned
- 52,158
- Rejected
- 3,258