State Policy & Politics Database, United States

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Jennifer Karas Montez, Syracuse University

Version:  View help for Version V1

Version Title:  View help for Version Title SPPD V2.0

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Project Citation: 

Montez, Jennifer Karas. State Policy & Politics Database, United States. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-03-02. https://doi.org/10.3886/E246713V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary The State Policy & Politics Database (SPPD) contains annual data on specific state policies, state policy indices such as the SPPD State Policy Index, and the political ideology of states' government and residents. The variables are particularly relevant for population health. The SPPD includes several categories of policies, including labor and economic policies (e.g., minimum wage levels, right to work laws), social safety net policies (e.g., earned income tax credits, SNAP), and behavior policies (e.g., tobacco taxes, opioid prescribing). Most measures are available annually from 1980.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Aging (R01AG082699)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms U.S. states; public policy; state politics
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage The 50 U.S. States
Universe:  View help for Universe The 50 U.S. states
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) geographic information system (GIS) data

Methodology

Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation U.S. state
Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit U.S. state

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V1 [2026-03-02]

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