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County twins · 80.5% profile similarity

Kearney County, NEvs.McCook County, SD

Kearney County reports the higher polling-place density: 24.5% versus 19.4% in McCook County.

Population6,7135,751
Median household income$78,631$83,852
Bachelor's degree or higher34.5%29.9%
Poverty7.2%6.8%
Foreign-born1.6%1.6%
No vehicle0.9%2.1%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout79.8%74.6%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.00%0.80%
Polling places per 10,000 voters24.5%19.4%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate29.7%Not reported

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

Kearney County

Transmitted
514
Returned
499
Rejected
0

Mail-ballot path

McCook County

Transmitted
757
Returned
748
Rejected
6