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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

Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·February 13, 2026·1 min read

In Smithsonian: when NYC tried to become its own country

On the brink of the Civil War, New York City's mayor led a movement to secede from the New England-settled Upstate to become its own country
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·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·
FeaturedUpdates
·January 23, 2026·2 min read

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

Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·January 2, 2026·2 min read

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

The "Great Wave" immigrants didn't come to the Dixie regions, where policies and public attitudes toward them remain unfriendly today
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·December 17, 2025·3 min read

Blue Shift: California’s redistricting ballot measure converts its Far West section

In November, Californians passed Proposition 50, redistricting the state's Congressional districts in response to Texas's extreme, mid-cycle gerrymander. Many Trump-supporting areas backed the move.
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·December 8, 2025·4 min read

Regional differences in attitudes toward undocumented immigrants

Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·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·
FeaturedIn the News
·November 21, 2025·1 min read

WHYY discusses Nationhood Lab’s work with project director Colin Woodard

Woodard the guest on the Philadelphia public radio superstation’s hour-long live public affairs interview show, “The Connection” with Marty Moss-Coane....
Colin Woodard·
FeaturedUpdates
·November 20, 2025·2 min read

Nationhood Lab director shares project’s work at New America, Salve, Politics & Prose and beyond

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Nationhood Lab
  • THE CHALLENGE
    • An Authoritarian Threat
    • A Balkanized Federation
    • A Lost National Narrative
  • OUR WORK
    • Data Journalism
    • A New National Narrative
    • Research and Publications
    • Initiatives
  • NEWS AND UPDATES
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    • Updates
  • ABOUT US
    • The Project
    • Project Director
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