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County twins · 82.9% profile similarity

Otsego County, NYvs.Brown County, SD

Otsego County reports the higher provisional acceptance: 78.3% versus 33.3% in Brown County.

Population60,10837,877
Median household income$68,885$70,898
Bachelor's degree or higher34.4%33.8%
Poverty12.5%11.7%
Foreign-born4.1%4.3%
No vehicle7.3%6.8%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout72.4%64.5%
Mail-ballot rejection rate3.05%0.17%
Polling places per 10,000 voters10.1%6.9%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate78.3%33.3%

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

Otsego County

Transmitted
3,414
Returned
3,110
Rejected
95

Mail-ballot path

Brown County

Transmitted
8,715
Returned
8,673
Rejected
15