Clicking on elements inside dashboard filters the view quickly and also show that new filter on the filter section
Yes, clicking a state will cause the dashboard to add the filter and at the same time, refresh the dashboard to reflect that selection.
For example, on the Web Sessions Dashboard, clicking Colorado, will filter add that filter and rerun the content to only show sessions from Colorado!
To switch to another location, simple click the X on the new State filter and the dashboard will revert to the prior totals. Clicking another state will filter again so you can get even more insights by state into your Sessions and Traffic by Lead Source!