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Data Journalism

·March 27, 2023·8 min read

Regional differences in perceptions of the threats to U.S. democracy

A Cornell-IOPGA poll examined Americans’ attitudes toward various alleged threats to the republic with special emphasis on two swing districts; here’s how the results broke down via the American Nations model

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism Featured

·December 29, 2023·5 min read

Social vulnerability, health outcomes and the American Nations

In a new study in the American Journal of Medicine, Nationhood Lab’s Colin Woodard and his collaborators find evidence for...

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism Featured

·June 10, 2025·6 min read

Canada’s 2025 Election and the American Nations

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism Featured

·June 28, 2024·3 min read

The American Nations and the States: Change over time

We previously parsed 2020 census data to reveal present day state-level power dynamics. Now we've done the same for 1900 and 1950, revealing remarkable stability in most states, and dramatic shifts in others.

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism Featured

·February 9, 2024·3 min read

The American Nations and the 50 States

Which regional culture controls each of the Fifty States and to what degree? We parsed 2020 census data to reveal present day state-level power dynamics

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism Featured

·April 19, 2025·7 min read

Intergenerational economic mobility and the American Nations regional cultures

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism Featured

·November 22, 2025·5 min read

The 2025 Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial elections and the American Nations

This month's votes followed the usual regional lines, but with shifts toward Democrats even in rural Appalachia

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism

·May 29, 2022·1 min read

Population Figures for the American Nations, 2020 Census Edition

For those with an interest in the regional model set forth in American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America, here are population figures for the U.S. portions of each of the nations as per the 2020 census and the rate of growth or loss for each since the 2010 census.

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism

·June 6, 2023·6 min read

What a giant 2020 polling effort tells us about regional differences in gun ownership, attitudes to gun control, and the geography of violence

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism Featured

·November 27, 2023·6 min read

Ohio’s abortion vote and the American Nations

Buckeye State voters passed a constitutional amendment protecting reproductive rights, but the results varied across the state’s three settlement regions...

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism

·November 7, 2022·7 min read

The American Nations and the Geography of Covid-19 Vaccinations

U.S. Covid-19 vaccination rates are heavily influenced by the legacy of centuries-old colonization patterns. Value differences between the regional cultures created by these rival colonization campaigns shape the behavior of elected officials and the general public.

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism Featured

·August 13, 2025·2 min read

The American Nations regions across North America

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