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County twins · 86.3% profile similarity

Hancock County, IAvs.Kalkaska County, MI

Kalkaska County reports the higher polling-place density: 31.0% versus 16.7% in Hancock County.

Population10,67118,239
Median household income$70,601$68,578
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%19.0%
Poverty12.2%12.2%
Foreign-born2.1%1.4%
No vehicle5.1%5.0%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout76.2%66.7%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.17%2.53%
Polling places per 10,000 voters16.7%31.0%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate25.0%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
628
Returned
602
Rejected
1

Mail-ballot path

Kalkaska County

Transmitted
3,207
Returned
3,003
Rejected
76