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Voting and demographics
Census Voting and RegistrationVoting, registration, turnout, and electorate profile source material.Used for: Voter demographics baseline and electorate profilesCensus American Community SurveyPopulation, citizenship, income, housing, education, and demographic context.Used for: Population context and future state demographic profilesCensus ACS Nativity and Citizenship TablesACS table family for nativity, citizenship status, and foreign-born population estimates.Used for: Foreign-born population explorerPew Research Center PoliticsParty identification and political composition survey research.Used for: Party identification contextGallup Party AffiliationLong-running public opinion survey series on party affiliation.Used for: Future party identification comparisonAmerican National Election StudiesAcademic election survey data and voter behavior research.Used for: Future voter behavior and party identification context
Immigration and demographics
DHS Yearbook of Immigration StatisticsOfficial DHS immigration yearbook tables on lawful permanent residents, naturalizations, refugees, and enforcement.Used for: Future lawful immigration, naturalization, refugee, and enforcement contextUSCIS Immigration and Citizenship DataOfficial USCIS data and reports for immigration applications, petitions, and naturalization.Used for: Future immigration status and application trend contextCBP Public Data PortalCBP public downloads for encounters, apprehensions, inadmissibles, citizenship, demographics, and geography.Used for: CBP encounters explorer
Taxes, income, and wealth
Census ACS Income Cross-TabsACS detailed tables for household income by race, age of householder, and earnings by sex.Used for: Income distribution explorer demographic viewsIRS Statistics of IncomeFederal income tax filing statistics by income range and geography.Used for: Future federal income tax distribution and tax burden toolsTax Foundation DataTax policy research, tax tables, and public data files.Used for: Tax distribution research and policy contextFederal Reserve Survey of Consumer FinancesFederal Reserve household wealth, debt, and balance-sheet survey data.Used for: Future wealth distribution and household balance-sheet toolsOpenSecrets Personal FinancesPersonal financial disclosure profiles and public official wealth estimate context.Used for: Public official wealth explorer and disclosure-limitations contextHouse Clerk Financial Disclosure ReportsOfficial House financial disclosure reports filed under the Ethics in Government Act and STOCK Act public access rules.Used for: Public official wealth explorer source validationCalMatters California Legislator Wealth ReportingCalMatters reporting on California legislator stock disclosures, ranges, and disclosure limitations.Used for: Public official wealth explorer limitations and comparison contextFRED M2 Money StockFRED series for M2 money stock, a monetary aggregate used for cash-pool scenarios.Used for: Money supply vs wealth explorerFRED Household Net WorthFederal Reserve Z.1 household and nonprofit organization net worth series.Used for: Money supply vs wealth explorerFRED Household Financial AssetsFederal Reserve Z.1 household and nonprofit organization total financial assets series.Used for: Money supply vs wealth explorerFRED Household Home EquityFederal Reserve Z.1 household owners' equity in real estate series.Used for: Money supply vs wealth explorer
Welfare and safety net
Census Social Safety Net BenefitsInteractive Census visualization using Survey of Income and Program Participation data.Used for: Welfare demographics explorerCMS Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment DataOfficial Medicaid and CHIP enrollment data.Used for: Safety-net package comparison and future welfare value modelUSDA FNS SNAP Data TablesSNAP participation, household, benefit, and cost data tables.Used for: Safety-net package comparison and future welfare value modelUSDA FNS Child Nutrition Data TablesChild nutrition program participation and cost data tables.Used for: Safety-net package comparison and future welfare value modelACF TANF Data and ReportsTANF caseload and financial data reports.Used for: Safety-net package comparison and future welfare value modelHUD Assisted Housing DataHUD assisted housing datasets.Used for: Safety-net package comparison and future welfare value modelHHS LIHEAPLow Income Home Energy Assistance Program information, reports, and data.Used for: Safety-net package comparison and future welfare value model
Minimum wage and meal costs
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage StatisticsOccupation, industry, geography, and wage tables.Used for: Restaurant wage baselinesBLS Consumer Price IndexConsumer price indexes, including food away from home.Used for: Restaurant and food price trend contextUSDA ERS Food Price OutlookFood-at-home and food-away-from-home price outlooks.Used for: Food cost and inflation contextCensus Annual Retail Trade SurveyRetail and service industry receipts, expenses, and margin context.Used for: Restaurant operating-cost benchmarks
Housing affordability
NYC Rent Guidelines Board ResearchResearch, reports, and data from the NYC Rent Guidelines Board.Used for: Rent cap sustainability calculatorNYC RGB 2026 Income and Expense Study2026 Income and Expense Study PDF.Used for: Measured rent and operating-expense assumptionsNYC RGB 2026 Price Index of Operating Costs2026 Price Index of Operating Costs PDF.Used for: Expense-growth assumptionsNYC RGB 2026 Mortgage Survey Report2026 Mortgage Survey Report PDF.Used for: Debt-service contextHUD Fair Market RentsHUD fair market rent datasets.Used for: Housing affordability context
Population and poverty
Crime
Federal budget and economy
Education spending
Census Annual Survey of School System FinancesRevenues, expenditures, debt, and assets of elementary and secondary public school systems.Used for: Education spending explorerCensus 2024 Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data2024 public elementary-secondary education finance summary tables.Used for: State-level education spending and revenue-source comparisons
Land and housing
USDA ERS Major Uses of LandUSDA ERS national accounting of U.S. land-use categories including cropland, range, forest, special uses, miscellaneous land, and urban land.Used for: Habitable land and housing allocation explorerMajor Uses of Land in the United States, 2017USDA ERS 2017 major land-use report with national land-use category totals.Used for: Habitable land and housing allocation explorerCensus ACS B25002 Occupancy StatusCensus ACS occupancy status table for occupied, vacant, and total housing units.Used for: Habitable land and housing allocation explorer