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County twins · 82.6% profile similarity

St. Tammany Parish, LAvs.Lexington County, SC

Lexington County reports the higher provisional acceptance: 43.8% versus 10.7% in St. Tammany Parish.

Population272,421304,887
Median household income$81,202$77,408
Bachelor's degree or higher37.7%34.1%
Poverty11.4%11.1%
Foreign-born4.5%6.5%
No vehicle4.3%4.5%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout71.1%68.1%
Mail-ballot rejection rate2.50%1.45%
Polling places per 10,000 voters4.8%6.6%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate10.7%43.8%

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

Lexington County

Transmitted
5,737
Returned
5,511
Rejected
80