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Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·November 5, 2026·9 min read

The 2026 Midterms: the Deep South is now a battleground region

In an election that was a referendum on Trump, American Nation’s El Norte and Midlands regions swung particularly hard against his allies this week, but the “red wall” in the Deep South also collapsed, a electoral death knell for Trumpism on the national stage
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·October 29, 2026·4 min read

Survey results: in many regions, most people say the U.S. is no longer a democracy

In the key swing regions, El Norte and the Midlands, majorities blame the collapse on Donald Trump, while people of color in two regions say we're already a dictatorship
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·October 24, 2026·5 min read

The regional geography of local news coverage and ghost newspapers

Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·October 6, 2026·3 min read

Map: Communitarian vs Individualistic Regions

A new map categorizes American Nations according to the cultural emphasis placed on communitarianism or individualism, which has been shown to have massive extensive effects on policy, politics, and human outcomes
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·September 3, 2026·6 min read

Study finds prevalence of many types of OCD vary by American Nations region

The findings, published in Psychiatry Research, come from a Baylor College of Medicine-led team looking at sociocultural influences on identity-based obsessive-compulsive disorders
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·August 24, 2026·7 min read

Survey results: Authoritarian mindsets concentrated in Deep South, Greater Appalachia

Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·June 22, 2026·3 min read

The Geography of MAGA

Self-identified MAGAs are not evenly distributed across America's regions, with six times as many per capita in the Deep South compared to New Netherland
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·June 15, 2026·3 min read

Trump says America was founded not as an idea, but on the character of Anglo-Saxon settlers. Americans disagree by nearly 9 to 1.

In a new Pell Center poll, Americans say we're founded on the ideals of the Declaration rather than the intrinsic character of the Anglo-Saxon people by 85-15, and for Republicans and Trump voters the gap is even wider
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·May 30, 2026·4 min read

Trump’s support is in freefall in every American Nations region

Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·April 1, 2026·11 min read

Which U.S. regions are bowling alone?: The regional geography of social capital

Across various measures of social network participation and general trust, the Midlands, Yankeedom, and Left Coast top the charts, El Norte and Spanish Caribbean are at the rear.
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·March 7, 2026·4 min read

Regional differences in excessive drinking

Researchers from Nationhood Lab, the University of Illinois-Chicago, and the HealthPartners Institute found significant differences in excessive drinking across the American Nations regional cultures in a new paper published in the academic journal PLOS One
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·February 23, 2026·5 min read

Persistent poverty varies massively across U.S. regions

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