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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·
Data JournalismFeatured
·June 29, 2024·18 min read

Immigration and the American Nations

The United States is regions apart when it comes to attitudes about immigration, immigrants and immigration policies. The geography of immigration has shifted substantially since 1900, with political effects visible on the ground.
Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·January 2, 2026·2 min read

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

Colin Woodard·
FeaturedUpdates
·June 21, 2026·1 min read

Nationhood Lab hosts conference on the cultural geography and regional cultural determinants of health in the United States

June 20, 2026 NEWPORT, R.I. — What if the key to improving America’s health isn’t just medical—but cultural, sociological, and deeply...
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·October 24, 2026·5 min read

The regional geography of local news coverage and ghost newspapers

Rebuild Local News' research director parsed the Local Journalism Index they created with Muck Rack to map which American Nations regions have had the most acute collapse in local journalism
Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the NewsUncategorized
·May 8, 2023·1 min read

Woodard speaks with NPR’s Here & Now about the geography of gun violence

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·
FeaturedIn the News
·November 5, 2025·1 min read

NY Times OpEd: America isn’t a blood-and-soil nation

In the New York Times, Nationhood Lab's director counters Vice President J.D. Vance's argument that being American is about having the right ancestry, rather than fealty to the ideals in the Declaration of Independence
Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·June 27, 2025·1 min read

There’s still a shared American story, Woodard argues in an essay for AEI

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·
FeaturedUpdates
·November 20, 2025·2 min read

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

November 21, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. –  The director of Salve Regina University’s Nationhood Lab is on tour promoting Nations Apart: How...
Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·July 12, 2026·1 min read

Woodard shares Nationhood Lab’s work on what divides and unites Americans on local TV stations across the country

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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
    • In the News
    • Updates
  • ABOUT US
    • The Project
    • Project Director
    • Advisory Council
  • CONTACT
  • PELL CENTER
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