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County twins · 84.4% profile similarity

Dickinson County, KSvs.Custer County, NE

Custer County reports the higher polling-place density: 20.0% versus 11.9% in Dickinson County.

Population18,44510,518
Median household income$68,417$67,906
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%24.3%
Poverty8.1%7.1%
Foreign-born0.9%1.9%
No vehicle4.7%4.2%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout66.8%76.9%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.19%0.00%
Polling places per 10,000 voters11.9%20.0%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate54.1%58.8%

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

Dickinson County

Transmitted
563
Returned
517
Rejected
1

Mail-ballot path

Custer County

Transmitted
879
Returned
847
Rejected
0