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County twins · 85.0% profile similarity

Polk County, IAvs.Douglas County, NE

Douglas County reports the higher provisional acceptance: 75.6% versus 44.5% in Polk County.

Population503,175590,736
Median household income$83,576$80,391
Bachelor's degree or higher40.3%42.1%
Poverty10.3%11.8%
Foreign-born10.1%10.6%
No vehicle5.8%6.8%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout76.0%75.4%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.30%0.54%
Polling places per 10,000 voters6.8%7.5%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate44.5%75.6%

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

Polk County

Transmitted
44,026
Returned
40,855
Rejected
124

Mail-ballot path

Douglas County

Transmitted
118,718
Returned
116,014
Rejected
624