County twins · 79.9% profile similarity
Galveston County, TXvs.Whatcom County, WA
Whatcom County reports the higher provisional acceptance: 100.0% versus 20.5% in Galveston County.
Population358,990230,503
Median household income$86,105$81,784
Bachelor's degree or higher34.8%39.3%
Poverty11.7%12.9%
Foreign-born10.2%9.9%
No vehicle5.4%6.4%
Administrative contrast
Where the election systems separate
Registered-voter turnout65.5%↔74.7%
Mail-ballot rejection rate4.28%↔0.87%
Polling places per 10,000 voters3.0%↔0.1%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate20.5%↔100.0%
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
Galveston County
- Transmitted
- 6,493
- Returned
- 6,048
- Rejected
- 259
Mail-ballot path
Whatcom County
- Transmitted
- 177,166
- Returned
- 137,532
- Rejected
- 1,194