Another problem is that a simple application of Benford's law does not work well where the county sizes are not randomly distributed. For example, if many counties have 1000 seats it then it's unlikely that Trump or Biden would have a vote number starting with a 1. Digits 3-6 would be more likely.
Another problem is that a simple application of Benford's law does not work well where the county sizes are not randomly distributed. For example, if many counties have 1000 seats it then it's unlikely that Trump or Biden would have a vote number starting with a 1. Digits 3-6 would be more likely.