County twins · 74.0% profile similarity
Polk County, IAvs.Hays County, TX
Hays County reports the higher mail rejection: 5.06% versus 0.30% in Polk County.
Population503,175268,638
Median household income$83,576$89,097
Bachelor's degree or higher40.3%43.1%
Poverty10.3%12.1%
Foreign-born10.1%9.8%
No vehicle5.8%3.9%
Administrative contrast
Where the election systems separate
Registered-voter turnout76.0%↔67.2%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.30%↔5.06%
Polling places per 10,000 voters6.8%↔3.5%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate44.5%↔9.9%
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
Hays County
- Transmitted
- 4,809
- Returned
- 4,384
- Rejected
- 222