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County twins · 73.5% profile similarity

Foster County, NDvs.Hand County, SD

Hand County reports the higher polling-place density: 22.3% versus 5.8% in Foster County.

Population3,3583,140
Median household income$87,831$74,635
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%28.4%
Poverty8.8%5.2%
Foreign-born2.0%0.9%
No vehicle8.0%7.3%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnoutNot reported74.7%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.62%0.00%
Polling places per 10,000 voters5.8%22.3%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rateNot reported100.0%

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

Foster County

Transmitted
685
Returned
642
Rejected
4

Mail-ballot path

Hand County

Transmitted
728
Returned
725
Rejected
0