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County twins · 82.7% profile similarity

Grand Traverse County, MIvs.Lewis and Clark County, MT

Grand Traverse County reports the higher polling-place density: 8.4% versus 4.2% in Lewis and Clark County.

Population96,16673,464
Median household income$81,647$78,237
Bachelor's degree or higher40.6%43.0%
Poverty9.6%8.1%
Foreign-born2.0%1.9%
No vehicle4.9%5.3%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout75.3%79.4%
Mail-ballot rejection rate2.37%0.47%
Polling places per 10,000 voters8.4%4.2%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rateNot reported89.7%

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

Grand Traverse County

Transmitted
29,069
Returned
27,543
Rejected
654

Mail-ballot path

Lewis and Clark County

Transmitted
36,688
Returned
31,617
Rejected
150