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County twins · 71.8% profile similarity

Buena Vista County, IAvs.Parmer County, TX

Parmer County reports the higher polling-place density: 19.9% versus 10.5% in Buena Vista County.

Population20,7539,731
Median household income$71,719$69,735
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%16.9%
Poverty7.8%10.2%
Foreign-born21.3%24.6%
No vehicle1.7%2.3%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout62.9%55.4%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.17%0.00%
Polling places per 10,000 voters10.5%19.9%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate0.0%7.1%

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

Buena Vista County

Transmitted
626
Returned
598
Rejected
1

Mail-ballot path

Parmer County

Transmitted
61
Returned
55
Rejected
0