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County twins · 80.9% profile similarity

Ector County, TXvs.Yakima County, WA

Ector County reports the higher polling-place density: 5.8% versus 0.1% in Yakima County.

Population164,654257,152
Median household income$71,536$70,656
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%19.1%
Poverty16.4%15.5%
Foreign-born16.7%18.2%
No vehicle6.1%5.2%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout47.8%61.8%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.44%0.61%
Polling places per 10,000 voters5.8%0.1%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate63.0%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

Ector County

Transmitted
1,651
Returned
1,358
Rejected
6

Mail-ballot path

Yakima County

Transmitted
138,039
Returned
89,305
Rejected
541