To obtain local cost breakdowns, we calculated each state's share of taxes paid into federal funds revenues (based on IRS data). This includes individual income taxes, corporate income taxes, excise, gift and estate taxes. Each state's share of taxes was then multiplied by the total amount of the given item. The Congressional District share is based on its population and median household income relative to the total state figure.

Ballistic Missile Defense: According to the Center for Arms Control and Nuclear Proliferation, the total proposed spending for ballistic missile defense for FY 2010 would be $10.3 billion. This amount includes Space Based Infra-Red System - High.

Nuclear Weapons: According to the Budget of the United States Government, FY2010 (Table 5.1), spending on Department of Energy's Atomic Energy Defense Activities (Subfunction 053) for FY 2010 would be $17.6 billion.

Cost of War: To date, the total cost of war that has been allocated by Congress is $1.05 trillion, with $747.3 to Iraq and $299 to Afghanistan.  These numbers are based on an analysis of legislation in which Congress has allocated money for war and research by the Congressional Research Service (latest report) which has access to Department of Defense financial reports.

During the Bush administration, the majority of war funding was allocated through emergency supplementals.  The Obama administration pledged that beginning with the fiscal year 2010 budget, war funding would be included in the core budget appropriations process. Indeed, this year's $136.8 billion in funding for Iraq and Afghanistan was approved as a part of the FY2010 budget process, although the administration will need to return to the use of supplemental appropriations to fund the 30,000 troop surge in Afghanistan announced by President Obama in December 2009.

• FY2003 Supplemental: Operation Iraqi Freedom, from March 2003, was for $74.8 billion. Passed within a month of the request, the final allocation amounted to $78.5 billion, at least $54.4 billion of which was for the war in Iraq.
• FY2004 Supplemental: Iraq and Afghanistan Ongoing Operations/Reconstruction, for $87 billion, was submitted in September 2003 and passed by Congress in November 2003. The final allocation amounted to $87.5 billion, of which $70.6 billion was for Iraq.
• Budget Amendment: $25 Emergency Reserve Fund (Department of Defense - Iraq Freedom Fund) was made in May 2004 and was passed by Congress as part of the Department of Defense appropriations bill in July 2004. Based on Iraq War spending, of the $25 billion appropriated, about $21.5 billion was for the war in Iraq.
• Estimate #1 - Emergency Supplemental (various agencies): Ongoing Military Operations in the War on Terror; Reconstruction Activities in Afghanistan; Tsunami Relief and Reconstruction; and Other Purposes - 2/14/05  from February 2005 and passed by Congress in April 2005. The final allocation amounted to $82 billion, of which about $58 billion was for the Iraq War.
• Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2006  included $50 billion in a “bridge fund” for war funding. Based on past Iraq War spending, approximately $40 billion of that can be counted for the Iraq War.
• Estimate #3—FY 2006 Emergency Supplemental (various agencies): Ongoing Military, Diplomatic, and Intelligence Operations in the Global War on Terror; Stabilization and Counter-Insurgency Activities in Iraq and Afghanistan; and Other Humanitarian Assistance—2/16/06was for $72.4 billion, of which about $60 billion war for the Iraq War.
• Defense appropriations for FY2007 includes $70 billion in war-related spending, most of which we estimated would be for the Iraq War, based on past spending patterns.
• The administration requested nearly $100 billion in supplemental funding for fiscal year 2007, most of which we estimated would be for the Iraq War, based on past spending patterns.
• Estimate #5—FY 2008 Emergency Budget Amendments: Department of Defense (Global War on Terror—Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles)—7/31/07 and Estimate #6—FY 2008 Emergency Budget Amendments: Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Selected Other International Activities—10/22/07 for fiscal year 2008, which included $153.5 billion for Iraq and $34.0 billion for Operation Enduring Freedom which includes Afghanistan and other Global War on Terror operations.
• Estimate #2—FY 2009 Emergency Budget Amendments: Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Selected Other International Activities—5/2/08for the beginning of fiscal year 2009, which included $54.1 billion for Iraq and $13.1 billion for Operation Enduring Freedom which includes Afghanistan and other Global War on Terror operations.
• Estimate #1—FY 2009 Emergency Supplemental (various agencies): Appropriations Request that will Fund Our Ongoing Military, Diplomatic, and Intelligence Operations—04/09/2009  includes funding for Iraq and Afghanistan during the remainder of Fiscal Year 2009.
• Funding for FY2010, including $64.5 billion for Iraq and $72.3 billion for Afghanistan, was found in three bills of the annual appropriations process: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 2892); Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 3288); and Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 3326).

Please note that the Department of Defense was also permitted by legislation to transfer funds amongst operations (peacetime, Afghanistan, etc.) and so estimating war costs based on Congressional legislation is not enough.

People or Children Receiving Health Care: The state numbers are for one year of coverage and are based on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Data Compendium. They represent the average Medicaid outlays per person or per child in each state for 1999 and 2000, and then are forecasted for 2005.

Public Safety Officers: Each state's number is based on the average amount of annual pay a public safety officer receives, plus 25% for other expenses associated with employment such as benefits. These numbers are for 2005 from the Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, and they cover one year of employment.

Music and Arts Teachers: Each state's number is based on the average amount of annual pay an a music/art teacher receives, plus 25% for other expenses associated with employment such as benefits. These numbers are for 2005 from the Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, and they cover one year of employment.

Scholarships for University Students: The number for each state is based on the cost of tuition and fees for one year at that state's flagship university for the 2005-2006 academic year. Data on tuition and fees are available at the National Center for Education Statistics' College Opportunities On-Line (COOL).

Students receiving Pell Grants of $5350: The maximum Pell Grant award is $5350 for July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010. We used that number for each of the states and for the United States as a whole. Information on the Federal Pell Grant Program can be found at the Office of Postsecondary Education at the US Department of Education.

Affordable Housing Units: The number for each state is based on Census 1990 and 2000 housing values. We have taken the average of the median and lower quartile values, and forecasted for 2005. This may be a fairly rough estimate of what is would cost to build affordable housing, but does constitute a good estimate of an inexpensive housing unit in each state.

Elementary School Teachers: Each state's number is based on the average amount of annual pay an elementary school teacher receives, plus 25% for other expenses associated with employment such as benefits. These numbers are for 2005 from the Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, and they cover one year of employment.

Homes with Renewable Electricity: The average kWh per home was calculated with data from the Energy Information Administration on total residential electricity usage (by state) and number occupied households. The cost of wind energy is approximately 8 cents per kWh according to research done by Ryan Wiser and Edward Kahn at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. For our estimations, we've used 8 cents.