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County twins · 91.1% profile similarity

Linn County, IAvs.Brown County, WI

Linn County reports the higher polling-place density: 7.6% versus 5.0% in Brown County.

Population230,004270,892
Median household income$77,649$79,649
Bachelor's degree or higher34.7%33.5%
Poverty9.4%9.1%
Foreign-born5.6%5.4%
No vehicle4.9%5.1%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout75.4%88.2%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.76%0.37%
Polling places per 10,000 voters7.6%5.0%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate48.0%30.8%

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

Brown County

Transmitted
28,283
Returned
26,790
Rejected
98