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·April 22, 2026·1 min read

New Research published in Nature‘s Scientific Reports finds American Nations regions help predict and Covid-19 cases and deaths

The findings from researchers at Nationhood Lab, the University of Illinois Chicago, and the HealthPartners Institute found the American Nations regional cultures to be one of the most powerful predictive elements in predicting county-level pandemic mortality and cases.

Colin Woodard·

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·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·

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·March 11, 2026·2 min read

Is the U.S. a nation-state? How does it hold together? A discussion of national identity with the CSCE’s Transatlantic podcast

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism Featured

·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 Journalism Featured

·February 23, 2026·5 min read

Persistent poverty varies massively across U.S. regions

It’s essentially non-existent at the county level in some regions, and hardly uncommon in others

Colin Woodard·

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·February 13, 2026·1 min read

In Smithsonian: when NYC tried to become its own country

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism Featured

·February 10, 2026·4 min read

Is Trump’s support faltering in every region save Greater Appalachia?

Detailed approval estimates from G. Elliott Morris suggest Trump’s autocratic behavior suggest a sharp drop his support in the swing regions, Deep South, and exurban Yankeedom

Colin Woodard·

Featured Updates

·January 23, 2026·2 min read

In Poland, Woodard shares Nationhood Lab’s work with scholars, students, officials and the media

January 20, 2025 WARSAW, POLAND – Nationhood Lab director Colin Woodard spent last week in Poland, presenting the project’s work to students, scholars, diplomats and public officials and appearing on all three of the country’s competing nationwide television networks.

Colin Woodard·

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·January 2, 2026·2 min read

For Politico: the historical roots of our (regional) immigration divide

Colin Woodard·

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·December 8, 2025·4 min read

Regional differences in attitudes toward undocumented immigrants

The Democracy Project + UCLA Nationscape polls revealed fractures paralleling previously reported regional immigration history By Colin Woodard With the...