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County twins · 70.8% profile similarity

Thomas County, KSvs.Seward County, NE

Seward County reports the higher polling-place density: 12.8% versus 5.4% in Thomas County.

Population7,88517,641
Median household income$71,325$82,444
Bachelor's degree or higher34.6%33.2%
Poverty6.5%7.4%
Foreign-born4.2%1.3%
No vehicle3.8%4.3%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout67.8%81.0%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.00%0.24%
Polling places per 10,000 voters5.4%12.8%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate62.3%47.1%

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

Thomas County

Transmitted
504
Returned
464
Rejected
0

Mail-ballot path

Seward County

Transmitted
1,282
Returned
1,264
Rejected
3