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County twins · 71.7% profile similarity

St. Tammany Parish, LAvs.Buncombe County, NC

Buncombe County reports the higher provisional acceptance: 47.7% versus 10.7% in St. Tammany Parish.

Population272,421274,360
Median household income$81,202$74,436
Bachelor's degree or higher37.7%45.9%
Poverty11.4%11.8%
Foreign-born4.5%6.8%
No vehicle4.3%4.7%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout71.1%74.7%
Mail-ballot rejection rate2.50%3.70%
Polling places per 10,000 voters4.8%5.6%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate10.7%47.7%

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

St. Tammany Parish

Transmitted
12,716
Returned
9,389
Rejected
235

Mail-ballot path

Buncombe County

Transmitted
19,231
Returned
12,683
Rejected
469