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County twins · 81.7% profile similarity

Bottineau County, NDvs.Edmunds County, SD

Edmunds County reports the higher polling-place density: 29.1% versus 8.6% in Bottineau County.

Population6,3784,048
Median household income$85,000$81,630
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%28.3%
Poverty7.6%9.9%
Foreign-born3.1%2.3%
No vehicle1.7%1.2%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnoutNot reported71.8%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.41%0.25%
Polling places per 10,000 voters8.6%29.1%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rateNot reportedNot 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

Bottineau County

Transmitted
1,801
Returned
1,703
Rejected
7

Mail-ballot path

Edmunds County

Transmitted
428
Returned
403
Rejected
1