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County twins · 85.7% profile similarity

Adair County, IAvs.Yellow Medicine County, MN

Yellow Medicine County reports the higher polling-place density: 14.7% versus 12.2% in Adair County.

Population7,4609,451
Median household income$68,092$74,000
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%19.7%
Poverty9.5%8.6%
Foreign-born1.6%2.5%
No vehicle4.4%4.6%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout75.7%87.0%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.21%0.48%
Polling places per 10,000 voters12.2%14.7%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rateNot reportedNot 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

Adair County

Transmitted
481
Returned
468
Rejected
1

Mail-ballot path

Yellow Medicine County

Transmitted
2,412
Returned
2,093
Rejected
10