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County twins · 86.2% profile similarity

Linn County, IAvs.Lexington County, SC

Linn County reports the higher turnout: 75.4% versus 68.1% in Lexington County.

Population230,004304,887
Median household income$77,649$77,408
Bachelor's degree or higher34.7%34.1%
Poverty9.4%11.1%
Foreign-born5.6%6.5%
No vehicle4.9%4.5%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout75.4%68.1%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.76%1.45%
Polling places per 10,000 voters7.6%6.6%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate48.0%43.8%

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

Linn County

Transmitted
15,761
Returned
14,813
Rejected
112

Mail-ballot path

Lexington County

Transmitted
5,737
Returned
5,511
Rejected
80