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County twins · 86.6% profile similarity

Sac County, IAvs.Pope County, MN

Pope County reports the higher turnout: 88.4% versus 75.7% in Sac County.

Population9,68911,418
Median household income$73,838$76,220
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%23.9%
Poverty9.2%9.4%
Foreign-born2.4%1.1%
No vehicle5.3%6.0%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout75.7%88.4%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.57%0.59%
Polling places per 10,000 voters16.4%15.2%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate0.0%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

Sac County

Transmitted
550
Returned
530
Rejected
3

Mail-ballot path

Pope County

Transmitted
2,998
Returned
2,386
Rejected
14