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County twins · 77.5% profile similarity

Ottawa County, KSvs.Shackelford County, TX

Shackelford County reports the higher polling-place density: 46.1% versus 23.1% in Ottawa County.

Population5,8193,175
Median household income$74,018$73,047
Bachelor's degree or higher27.7%34.1%
Poverty10.4%9.5%
Foreign-born0.7%0.8%
No vehicle3.3%2.9%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout77.9%71.2%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.00%3.16%
Polling places per 10,000 voters23.1%46.1%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate71.3%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

Ottawa County

Transmitted
146
Returned
133
Rejected
0

Mail-ballot path

Shackelford County

Transmitted
96
Returned
95
Rejected
3