Step 1 of 3
What makes a state a great place to live?
Choose 8–12 topics and how much each matters to you. You can change these anytime.
100% assigned10 topics
Your weights need to total 100%.
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Research progress
The app gathers public statistics automatically. You don't need to find numbers or upload files.
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Advanced settings (for a helper or administrator)
API connections, measure mappings, source years, and manual fallback are kept here. These aren't needed for ordinary research.
Political control is automatically retrieved from KFF's dated 2026 snapshot; presidential vote shares come from the FEC's 2024 results. An administrator can import a fallback CSV with state,governor,house,senate,dem_vote,rep_vote,year,source_url.
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Explore the results
Compare states and download both your spreadsheet and a plain-language guide explaining the scores, methodology, and citations for your paper.
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