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County twins · 82.5% profile similarity

East Baton Rouge Parish, LAvs.Richland County, SC

Richland County reports the higher provisional acceptance: 54.0% versus 11.2% in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Population452,938422,117
Median household income$63,071$63,784
Bachelor's degree or higher38.5%40.7%
Poverty19.6%17.2%
Foreign-born7.1%6.0%
No vehicle8.1%7.2%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout65.6%62.6%
Mail-ballot rejection rate2.75%3.53%
Polling places per 10,000 voters7.5%7.6%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate11.2%54.0%

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

East Baton Rouge Parish

Transmitted
18,946
Returned
13,421
Rejected
369

Mail-ballot path

Richland County

Transmitted
9,560
Returned
9,063
Rejected
320