Justice, Fairness, Inclusion, and Performance.
American federalism is more than the relationship between the federal government and the 50 states (and D.C.). Resolving America’s social and economic challenges requires us to ask the right questions by understanding the situation down to the local level. Drilling down to the local level often provides a completely different picture (literally) than when we limit ourselves to a state-by-state analysis.
The federal, state and local level data made available through Significant Features makes it easy to explore the various dimensions and inter-relationships in American federalism in a more nuanced and granular manner:
Furthermore, the Data and Research Notes section of the online data book provides step-by-step guidance on how to replicate the examples shown on the slides above.