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County twins · 74.8% profile similarity

Lancaster County, PAvs.Spokane County, WA

Lancaster County reports the higher polling-place density: 7.8% versus 0.1% in Spokane County.

Population557,931549,056
Median household income$86,959$78,582
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%33.1%
Poverty8.2%11.7%
Foreign-born5.8%5.4%
No vehicle8.6%6.8%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout79.7%68.7%
Mail-ballot rejection rate1.46%0.69%
Polling places per 10,000 voters7.8%0.1%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate76.8%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

Lancaster County

Transmitted
74,800
Returned
64,675
Rejected
946

Mail-ballot path

Spokane County

Transmitted
384,325
Returned
286,623
Rejected
1,964