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

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

Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·June 10, 2025·6 min read

Canada’s 2025 Election and the American Nations

Every Canadian regional culture voted for the Liberals, except Far West, in an election mirroring trends in the United States
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·August 13, 2025·2 min read

The American Nations regions across North America

Nationhood Lab recently mapped the regional cultures across Canada, Greenland, Northern Mexico and parts of the Caribbean, allowing the American Nations analytical model to be used for cross-country comparisons.
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·March 4, 2025·5 min read

The Geography of Household Credit, Debt, and Delinquency`

Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·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·
FeaturedIn the News
·July 15, 2025·1 min read

Sharing our rebooted national story — and why we need one — on PBS’s “Story in the Public Square”

Nationhood Lab's director was the guest on the 400th episode of the award-winning public television series, co-produced by the Pell Center and Rhode Island PBS
Colin Woodard·
FeaturedUpdates
·May 28, 2025·3 min read

Scientific Papers lay out the American Nations paradigm for health and medical researchers

Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·May 24, 2024·23 min read

Abortion’s Regional Divide

Centuries-old settlement patterns created the geographic contours of the contemporary abortion debate, corrosive effects on the bonds that hold the union together
Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·August 19, 2022·1 min read

The United States of New England?

In the Boston Globe, Pell Center senior fellow Colin Woodard argues a breakup of the United States would be a disaster to be avoided at all costs. But if it happened, history suggests an independent New England might well emerge.
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·October 21, 2024·8 min read

Texan political tribes and the American Nations

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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
    • Advisory Council
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  • PELL CENTER
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