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County twins · 74.7% profile similarity

Lancaster County, VAvs.Jefferson County, WA

Lancaster County reports the higher polling-place density: 9.5% versus 0.4% in Jefferson County.

Population10,93633,577
Median household income$69,713$74,048
Bachelor's degree or higher41.3%43.9%
Poverty10.3%11.1%
Foreign-born4.0%4.8%
No vehicle4.4%4.5%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout76.7%80.3%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.55%0.54%
Polling places per 10,000 voters9.5%0.4%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate100.0%33.3%

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
600
Returned
541
Rejected
3

Mail-ballot path

Jefferson County

Transmitted
29,063
Returned
24,631
Rejected
133