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ACS vehicle access × EAVS polling places

Where getting to a polling place may require a closer look

This comparison finds counties with an unusually high share of households without a vehicle and relatively low reported polling-place density. It identifies a planning question, not a finding of inadequate access.

1,750

counties have at least 10,000 reported voters, usable vehicle-access data and 90% or better jurisdiction coverage for polling places.

Largest standardized mismatches

CountyHouseholds without a vehiclePolling places / 10k votersReported voters
New York County, NY78.0%4.32666,530
Bronx County, NY61.1%5.93367,458
Kings County, NY56.4%5.22862,506
District of Columbia, DC36.0%2.28328,871
Queens County, NY37.4%4.52720,923
Suffolk County, MA31.6%6.55302,326
Hudson County, NJ33.4%9.85234,440
LaGrange County, IN29.2%6.6210,577
Holmes County, OH30.9%11.0912,629
San Francisco County, CA30.2%12.19411,691
Baltimore city, MD26.7%12.74231,603
St. Louis city, MO18.5%5.96117,354
Richmond County, NY15.9%4.46201,660
Multnomah County, OR12.6%0.02419,161
Cook County, IL18.0%7.891,112,978
Orleans Parish, LA17.4%7.47160,672
Arlington County, VA15.2%4.44130,752
Philadelphia County, PA27.9%23.40727,910
King County, WA11.2%0.071,143,082
Petersburg city, VA14.8%6.0613,196
Milwaukee County, WI12.5%3.23213,832
Adams County, IN13.1%4.2714,037
Ware County, GA16.0%8.9714,492
Honolulu County, HI9.7%0.12344,411
Denver County, CO10.3%1.03369,373
Upson County, GA11.7%3.6413,723
Alameda County, CA10.0%1.45695,036
Passaic County, NJ13.9%6.86205,563
Westchester County, NY14.3%7.61465,460
Daviess County, IN13.6%6.9211,556
Tompkins County, NY14.1%7.5847,483
Cuyahoga County, OH12.2%4.94587,284
Muscogee County, GA10.9%3.4581,218
Alexandria city, VA11.4%4.4281,418
Richmond city, VA13.0%6.69107,661
Tippecanoe County, IN9.7%2.1968,455
Charlottesville city, VA11.0%4.2523,542
Essex County, NJ21.0%18.31315,739
Coshocton County, OH11.8%5.4316,564
Lynchburg city, VA11.6%5.1237,113
Bibb County, GA11.3%4.8769,808
Sullivan County, NY8.6%1.1135,923
Champaign County, IL12.8%7.1491,038
Lane County, OR7.7%0.05213,173
Los Angeles County, CA8.9%1.763,806,684
Roanoke city, VA11.0%4.9142,785
Hampden County, MA12.0%6.37210,526
Middlesex County, MA10.3%3.95825,133
Clatsop County, OR7.7%0.4223,531
Benton County, OR7.4%0.2050,780
Onondaga County, NY12.0%6.70232,980
Albany County, NY12.6%7.59151,546
Wayne County, MI11.6%6.18864,767
Noble County, IN10.1%4.1519,297
Fulton County, GA10.1%4.08541,644
Norfolk city, VA11.5%6.1785,910
Broome County, NY13.5%9.1292,151
Schenectady County, NY12.4%7.7673,488
Danville city, VA13.6%9.5017,888
Mercer County, NJ11.2%6.12165,154
Androscoggin County, ME9.4%3.6959,615
Union County, OR7.3%0.6814,762
Coos County, OR7.0%0.2836,199
Spokane County, WA6.8%0.10289,273
Essex County, MA9.3%3.74406,303
Clark County, NV7.6%1.331,033,352
Whitman County, WA7.3%0.9920,106
Oneida County, NY12.0%7.58101,535
Bristol County, MA9.5%4.13280,762
Yolo County, CA7.6%1.4894,502
Ramsey County, MN10.2%5.19279,321
Portsmouth city, VA12.0%7.7041,545
Wayne County, IN8.9%3.3426,944
Norfolk County, MA9.2%3.70391,366
Fredericksburg city, VA9.6%4.4013,634
Rockland County, NY9.8%4.60149,952
Scotland County, NC10.8%6.1114,741
Miami-Dade County, FL9.8%4.761,098,432
Klamath County, OR6.6%0.2835,817
Carson City, NV6.8%0.6530,908
Erie County, NY11.5%7.33465,091
Monroe County, NY10.8%6.30368,343
Whatcom County, WA6.4%0.15137,179
Pueblo County, CO6.9%0.9386,126
Marion County, OR6.2%0.06159,186
Yates County, NY14.0%11.0410,870
Malheur County, OR6.7%0.9011,067
Cowlitz County, WA6.2%0.1759,719
Merced County, CA7.3%1.7287,432
Knox County, KY12.4%9.0813,211
Walla Walla County, WA6.2%0.3329,941
Lucas County, OH8.6%3.82193,899
Vanderburgh County, IN8.0%2.9275,252
Plumas County, CA6.6%0.9810,186
Toombs County, GA10.4%6.3710,992
Fresno County, CA7.0%1.64329,272
Richmond County, GA9.8%5.6984,396
Troup County, GA9.4%5.0831,500
Jackson County, OR5.8%0.08120,689
Barren County, KY8.9%4.5119,973

The mismatch is z(no-vehicle share) minus z(polling places per 10,000 voters) within the eligible set. It does not include transit service, early voting, vote centers, geography, opening hours or mail-voting law.