County twins · 86.1% profile similarity
Clay County, IAvs.Mercer County, KY
Clay County reports the higher polling-place density: 13.9% versus 9.2% in Mercer County.
Population16,46123,028
Median household income$65,428$64,824
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%24.9%
Poverty11.4%10.7%
Foreign-born2.5%2.9%
No vehicle5.5%4.8%
Administrative contrast
Where the election systems separate
Registered-voter turnout73.0%↔63.0%
Mail-ballot rejection rate1.04%↔4.44%
Polling places per 10,000 voters13.9%↔9.2%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate37.5%↔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
Clay County
- Transmitted
- 810
- Returned
- 770
- Rejected
- 8
Mail-ballot path
Mercer County
- Transmitted
- 632
- Returned
- 585
- Rejected
- 26