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County twins · 84.3% profile similarity

Phillips County, KSvs.Lake County, OR

Phillips County reports the higher polling-place density: 25.4% versus 2.3% in Lake County.

Population4,8138,267
Median household income$62,123$62,787
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%21.1%
Poverty15.4%14.9%
Foreign-born1.9%3.3%
No vehicle4.5%5.1%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout68.9%74.8%
Mail-ballot rejection rate4.86%1.35%
Polling places per 10,000 voters25.4%2.3%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate56.9%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

Phillips County

Transmitted
153
Returned
144
Rejected
7

Mail-ballot path

Lake County

Transmitted
5,682
Returned
4,308
Rejected
58