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County twins · 79.4% profile similarity

Erie County, NYvs.Cuyahoga County, OH

Erie County reports the higher polling-place density: 7.3% versus 4.9% in Cuyahoga County.

Population950,6221,245,873
Median household income$72,839$64,468
Bachelor's degree or higher38.0%36.5%
Poverty13.8%16.1%
Foreign-born7.5%7.7%
No vehicle11.5%12.2%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout69.2%65.7%
Mail-ballot rejection rate1.47%0.54%
Polling places per 10,000 voters7.3%4.9%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate78.0%78.5%

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

Erie County

Transmitted
38,000
Returned
34,276
Rejected
503

Mail-ballot path

Cuyahoga County

Transmitted
177,310
Returned
166,710
Rejected
902