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County twins · 72.0% profile similarity

Montour County, PAvs.Hughes County, SD

Montour County reports the higher polling-place density: 15.0% versus 7.0% in Hughes County.

Population18,10317,664
Median household income$76,976$81,395
Bachelor's degree or higher38.7%39.0%
Poverty8.8%9.2%
Foreign-born5.6%1.1%
No vehicle8.1%7.8%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout79.3%66.5%
Mail-ballot rejection rate1.28%0.34%
Polling places per 10,000 voters15.0%7.0%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate73.2%50.0%

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

Montour County

Transmitted
2,857
Returned
2,650
Rejected
34

Mail-ballot path

Hughes County

Transmitted
2,927
Returned
2,901
Rejected
10