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Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·November 4, 2024·1 min read

New York Times interviews Nationhood Lab director about origins, meaning of U.S. regional terminology

Maine's Portland Press Herald also spoke with Colin Woodard to get the backstory on why Maine always ranks so high in voter participation
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·April 19, 2025·7 min read

Intergenerational economic mobility and the American Nations regional cultures

Repeating part of Raj Chetty's classic study using the American Nations model revealed strong differences across U.S. regional cultures, with southern regions performing worst
Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·August 19, 2022·1 min read

The United States of New England?

Colin Woodard·
FeaturedUpdates
·April 26, 2024·3 min read

Most Americans Define the U.S. by adherence to ideals rather than heritage, ancestry, or traditions, a new Pell Center Nationhood Lab poll finds

The nationwide survey finds Americans prefer to define their country by its commitment to civic ideals rather than by shared ancestry, history, traditions or culture by wide margins
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
·October 21, 2024·8 min read

Texan political tribes and the American Nations

Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·August 29, 2023·17 min read

The Regional Geography of U.S. Life Expectancy

How long you can expect to live depends on what U.S. region you live in and the reasons for it go back centuries.
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
·July 15, 2025·1 min read

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

Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·September 18, 2023·1 min read

For POLITICO: on the geography of U.S. life expectancy

This summer Nationhood Lab has been focused on regional health disparities and earlier this month the project published a large data journalism package showing wide gaps in life expectancy between U.S. regions. On Sept. 1, Politico published a magazine length story on the findings by project director Colin Woodard, which became the most read story on the site the following afternoon.
Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·July 2, 2023·2 min read

How a “freedom-and-fairness” agenda help can save the U.S. republic and federation

In Washington Monthly, Nationhood Lab's director outlines a policy agenda to shore up U.S. democracy and beat back the authoritarian threat to the country
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·August 29, 2024·8 min read

Survey results: Authoritarian mindsets and the American Nations regions

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  • 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
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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